The
event took place at the “Rafa Nadal Academy” in Manacor, and
Enrique López Veiga, President of the Vigo Port Authority, acted as
a witness.
At
the suggestion of Rafa Nadal, the international exhibition “TITANIC
THE RECONSTRUCTION”, which these days can be visited in Murcia, as
a tribute to Richard Norris, a young American tennis player, who was
traveling in the Titanic, will incorporate his story to those told in
the sample.
Murcia,
Spain, 11.12.19. In 2012, when the first centenary of the
Titranic tragedy was completed, the Foundation that bears his name
decided to create an Honor Board formed by personalities, from all
over the world, who, in addition to having a direct relationship with
history of the Titanic, were, in their behavior, faithful to the
legend that presides life on board the “ship of dreams”: HONOR
AND GLORY ABOVE TIME ”.
The
new Patrons of Honor, Rafa Nadal and Luís del Olmo, received, from
the President of the Titanic Foundation, Jesús Ferreiro, in the
central hall of the “Rafa Nadal Museum Xperience” the
corresponding plates accrediting their titles as Patrons of Honor,
acting as witness Enrique López Veiga, President of the Port
Authority of Vigo and also Patron of Honor.
In
this way, the names of Rafa Nadal and Luís del Olmo, join, to be
part of the Board of Trustees, those of S.M. The Queen of England and
Northern Ireland, Elisabeth II; Former President of the French
Republic,
Francois
Hollande; Former President of the USA from North America, Barack
Obama;
Princess Elettra Marconi, daughter of Guillermo Marconi; Clive
Palmer;
Vicente Zaragüeta; Ernesto Páramo; Enrique López Veiga and José
López Cortés.
Rafa
Nadal, upon receiving his appointment as Patron of Honor of the
Titanic Foundation, recalled the heroic behavior of Richard Norris, a
young American tennis player, first-class passenger, who was, until
the last moments, helping to board the lifeboats to the women and
children, staying on board until the water flooded the high decks.
When
there were no more lifeboats left, the young tennis player threw
himself into the sea, clinging to a life raft he had overturned, so
he remained, almost six hours, with half a body submerged in the icy
waters, until he was rescued by the Carpathia.
When
they arrived in New York and he was taken to the Hospital of Sant
Louis, the doctors advised him, given the seriousness of the injuries
caused by the low temperature of the sea, and in order to save his
life, the amputation of his legs.
Richard
Norris refused to have his legs amputated and, miraculously, four
months later, he won the US Championship, in 1912, returning to win
in 1914, 1916. 1925 and 1926. In 1920 he won the Wimbledon Tournament
and in 1914, 1925 and 1926 the Davis Cup was awarded.
Rafa
Nadal suggested to Jesus Ferreiro, that, the exemplary story of this
young American tennis player, should be part of the international
exhibition "Titanic The Reconstruction", the only official
exhibition of the Titanic Foundation, which these days can be visited
at the Mall Thader, in Murcia, to which the president of the Titanic
Foundation promised his inclusion in visit to the exhibition.
For
his part, Luís del Olmo, upon receiving his appointment, said:
““ I
am very grateful to my friend of so many radio adventures, Jesús
Ferreiro, for choosing me as the new Patron of Honor of the Titanic
Foundation. Thanks that is multiplied by a thousand because today is
also named Honor Patron to the best athlete we have in Spain, Rafa
-two-
Nadal,
the biggest among the greats ...
In
this endearing act I want to remember Guillermo Marconi, inventor of
the
radio, and her daughter, my good friend Princess Elettra Marconi, who
It is also part of this illustrious
Patronato …… ..
His
father, Guillermo Marconi, personally directed the installation of
the radio transmission equipment of the Titanic, which allowed
distress calls and the rescue of the 712 survivors ……… But
today I do not wish to forget the exemplary behavior of the telegraph
radiographer Jack Phillips, that, with only 25 years, he lost his
life in the wreck
because he remained transmitting the distress calls until the water
flooded the transmission cabin…. ”
Both
Rafa Nadal and Luis del Olmo, promised to try to be exemplary in
endorsing the phrase that presided over the picture of the great
Titanic staircase: HONOR AND GLORY ABOVE TIME, and collaborate on one
of the Foundation's main missions, fight for the conservation of the
environment, especially for the cleanliness of the seas.
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