Marcelo Ríos’ physical trainer has made a harsh reference to Marcelo Ríos, with whom he had a professional relationship at the best time in the tennis player’s career.
Marcelo Ríos and his physical trainer Manuel Astorga had a professional relationship that led them to the elite of world tennis. However, over the years it deteriorated until it was completely destroyed.
This was evident after a new interview Astorga gave in which he destroys Ríos’ behavior. “He’s the most deplorable being. And the worst mistake I made in my life was working with him,” he said in a chat with Radio Touch.
occupational exposure
“Yes. I remember that in 1996 and 1998 the Circle of Sports Journalists named me the best physical trainer on the circuit, in the world in this discipline, but I am not the best for having worked with Ríos. I am normal , a good professional, but for having worked with (Nicolás) Massú or with those you do not know”.
“I can’t stand ingrates. I can’t stand vulgarity. I can’t stand the spicy. I can’t stand lying. I can’t stand the backlash or “vilification” because someone has stature to speak because they’ve managed to be the best in the world or because they have a lot of money or because they have a big title. For me, the biggest failure as a teacher and graduate in education is Marcelo Ríos”.
wolf dart
“He (Ríos) always subjugated himself until a puppet appeared in the system, Mr. Luis Lobo. Fucking and drunk. Simple. So short. Everything that it cost me to generate for eight years… this guy, Ríos, was rejected by IMG because he was so skinny. So I planned a whole job without cheating. In fact, there were federation leaders who said to me ‘why don’t we give him substance to increase his muscle mass’”.
Stefanki’s resignation
“People say he fired Larry Stefanki. And no. Larry Stefanki quit because Jorge Ríos didn’t want to pay him a US$500,000 bonus. Because the contract was if he played number 1, even for a week they would pay Larry a bonus. They didn’t pay it. He sued in the US. He had to pay it back in less than a month.
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