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Play tennis with Rafael Nadal - Shashank Mangal

dReAM dEtaILWant to play and get trained in lawn tennis

for 10 months For rest 2 months Want to pursue my

dream of playing with Rafael Nadal at his home

GenesisNot a childhood dream Developed passion for the game and Rafa

watching wimbledon 2007Slowly fall in love for the game and Rafa’s

attitude and approach towards his gameAfter that game NEVER missed Rafa’s matches

till dateWatch tennis only to see Rafa’s play and dream

to meet him some day in future

Y Rafael Nadal ??Champions of fighter and not

losing hope till the very last point

I have tried and even inculcated his attitude towards his game in my life in every sphere and it really works

Only champion in the world to break the autonomy of tennis great Federer with his aggressive tennis

Former World No 1 and still able to accept defeat with same humbleness as he wins grand slams

M I Passionate enuf??

If given proper training - want to pursue tennis as my career

Playing tennis gives me a kind of peculiar feeling which is unrealizable in any other situation

Can play tennis day and night if I have nothing else to do

Imitate Rafa on court many times when I used to play tennis

Feels like to relinquish everything and pursue career in tennis

Happiness and satisfaction heights which I get after playing tennis is what I have never experienced

Any Experience ???

Yesss……In Engineering – No time and No

scope of playingIn job – tennis court was built in

township after 18 monthsPlayed in township for 2 months at

night without coachVery skillful game – could not play

a single shot but still my passion was enough to take me to play every night

Photos taken are of my township only at night

Used to work till 20 hrs and then from 22 hrs to 2 hrs played tennis

Resigned from job early so that I can get some time to get training in tennis before joining IIFT

I got 2 months before joining IIFT to pursue my passion and I did

Joined the best coaching in ahmedabad for 2 months and used to play tennis 3 hrs everyday

Gave extra money for personal coaching to grasp the game early

In these 2 months only – I realized satisfaction and happiness most important for anybody

I used to get that feeling after 3hrs of playing tennis

My mood used to be cheerful and I could work efficiently in other fields

Played a state level tournament too in these 2 months in which I was out in the 1st round but wanted to experience the real tennis player in me – awesome experience

1.5 Lakhs Enough??Definitely….Taking training from the best coaching institute in ahmedabad for 10

months = Rs 2250 * 10 = Rs 22,500Purchasing good raquet = Rs 10,000I have my home in ahmedabad so no expenditure on stayingOther expenditure per month in ahmedabad = Rs 1000*10 = Rs 10,000To and Fro flight expenditure to spain = Rs 47,500Staying in Manacor for a week( Hometown of Rafel Nadal) including

food and staying expense = Rs 30,000Total Expenditure = Rs 1,20,000Suppose if the finance budget stretches then rest Rs 30,000 will act as

contingency fund

Testimonials…..

Shashank Mangal is a bit more than a normal Tennis fan. Oddities, weirdities, hyperactiveness, Impatience...one would probably find all shades of life while shashank watches and plays Tennis. As a cynical fan, for him there are only two players in TENNIS that he knows of.. Rafal Nadal... and....others

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