he's at number 30 of this year's top 49 most influential men of 2008. yes, rafa's popularity, influence and overall likeability has put him in the league of barack obama, steve jobs and michael phelps. this resulted from over 200,000 votes of askmen.com users who were asked who have had the biggest influence on the way other men behave, buy and think. according to askmen.com:
All sports need subplots, and Rafael Nadal supplied men around the globe with a scintillating story this year when he faced off against No. 1 seed Roger Federer in the Wimbledon finals for the third consecutive time. The pair proceeded to play the longest final in the tournament’s history, with Rafael Nadal ultimately coming out on top four hours and 48 minutes later with a hard-fought victory. Sports scribes and fans alike were left breathless by the phenomenal spectacle and three-time champ John McEnroe even went so far as to label it "the greatest match I have ever seen."
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