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00:00Fernando, I'm going to ask you to come back to the track because your teammates and your
00:16sports family have wanted to pay tribute to you, but the Padel sports family wants to
00:33pay you one last tribute and for this I request the entrance to the track of Don Luigi Carraro,
00:39president of the international federation of Padel, for whom I ask a round of applause Don David Sánchez, CEO of Premier Padel, Don Abel García,
00:52secretary of sports of the Generalitat de Cataluña and Don Joan Cusco, president of Octavon.
01:00And a very big ovation to what is the last gift of the Padel family for the legend of legends,
01:17for the boss, for the legend of Pehuajó, who is already entering the track, this is the Palau gift
01:26also of all of us, to whom he has been our idol, our reference and the one who has written the most beautiful page in our sport
01:43and who will make an act of dedication, Don Luigi Carraro, president of the international federation
01:49in the name of the Padel family, a round of applause Palau Sant Jordi
01:53with this gift that commemorates the career and legacy of Fernando Belasteguín
02:24Please, Fernando, authorities
02:35Fernando, if you don't accompany me, we have a moment, maybe even more special for you, because if your family of Padel,
02:47if your colleagues were here, if you want to leave your award here, your family, your friends, who wanted to be here with you,
03:00and as you can see, there is a stage that lights up right now for you, because all your loved ones are entering
03:12and I know you didn't know anything, which is a surprise, but they are going to interpret for you a song that I know is very special and that means a lot,
03:20so please, I ask you to accompany me with them, a round of applause for the Belasteguín family
03:28and for Palau, we ask you to accompany us with a rigorous silence to this musical interpretation that has a special symbolism for Fernando
03:58You have been waiting for this moment for days, with the joy of the one who has just started
04:06Today we fight until the last breath, only the one who has been inside can explain it to you
04:16There is a dream that you would have as a child, or a day that became a reality
04:24There is no defeat, no pain, no suffering, worse than being away from who you really love
04:33And tomorrow I want to see you again, without fear, be brave and try again
04:42And be strong with the courage of the one who feels that together we are stronger and we can achieve it
04:53Your soul never gives up, you really believed it, not even the pain of your heart could stop it
05:10You know where you come from and where you wanted to go
05:18The road had hidden this sweet end, you couldn't reach it
05:31Life goes by in moments and time stops in the crystal
05:40And I call you crazy for saying that you can find freedom on these four walls
05:49When you look in people's eyes and see that they really admire you
05:58It was the effort of that Pehuagense child, not a matter of luck or chance
06:07And tomorrow I want to see you again, without fear, be brave and try again
06:15And be strong with the courage of the one who feels that together we are stronger and we can achieve it
06:27Your soul never gives up, you really believed it, not even the pain of your heart could stop it
06:45You know where you come from and where you wanted to go
06:53The road had hidden this sweet end, you couldn't reach it
07:23The music video with the theme of where you come from is very special for Fernando Velazquegui
07:32Fernando, your sports family has said goodbye to you, your family of padel too, your family and friends are here
07:40And it's time that all the sport and all of us who love you and honor you say goodbye with a video tribute
07:49There are some people who couldn't be here, but they don't forget you and they wanted to do it in the best way they can
07:54So I ask you to look at the screens of the Sant Jordi and enjoy this tribute to your more than 30 years of career, 16 of them as number 1
08:07Hi Vela, I wanted to congratulate you for the great career you've had, not only for the titles, which are a lot
08:15I don't know if anyone can match it, but above all for the transformation that padel has had
08:22And you are a fundamental piece in this process, so I wish you the best in this new stage
08:28I am convinced that you will continue to help make padel better every day, a hug for you
08:35Fernando Velazquegui is the padel, in addition to dedicating this field to him
08:39I recovered him twice in this house, for two very important sessions
08:44And on these occasions I saw all his discipline, his tenacity and his desire, his desire as a young man to recover
08:53We have a great friendship and the World Cup of Veterans, don't forget
08:59Vela, how are you? I know it's a very special day for you and I just want to congratulate you for everything
09:07It has been an unparalleled achievement and you have achieved something that I think is at the reach of almost no one
09:16Which is to take your sport to the next level, I think you have managed to really put padel in the world
09:23And create interest and enthusiasm for this sport
09:30You have also managed, despite the injuries, the inconveniences, to always move forward, overcome them
09:39And achieve your goals and overcome them with growth
09:43I wish you all the best in your future and I'm sure you're going to be very happy because you deserve it
09:52And enjoy this new stage
09:54Fernando de la Seguin, from Pehuajó, 15 years old, also to observe, 92 today he is in the ranking
10:00For me, to play in the qualifier means to be at a fairly high level, which is a stage that is less than professional
10:09We are fighting to try to get among the professionals
10:13We see these two guys, it is the first time that we have to observe
10:18Fernando de la Seguin, from Pehuajó, 15 years old, also to observe, 92 today he is in the ranking
10:48Fernando de la Seguin, from Pehuajó, 15 years old, also to observe, 92 today he is in the ranking
11:18Fernando de la Seguin, from Pehuajó, 15 years old, also to observe, 92 today he is in the ranking
11:48Fernando de la Seguin, from Pehuajó, 15 years old, also to observe, 92 today he is in the ranking
11:53Fernando de la Seguin, from Pehuajó, 15 years old, also to observe, 92 today he is in the ranking
11:58Fernando de la Seguin, from Pehuajó, 15 years old, also to observe, 92 today he is in the ranking
12:03Fernando de la Seguin, from Pehuajó, 15 years old, also to observe, 92 today he is in the ranking
12:08I would like to accompany you for the last time in your last entry to the track
12:14Because I think that so much emotion, so much ovation, so many friends, so much family
12:20They deserve to hear you for the last time in your natural habitat
12:25Where you have enjoyed so much, where you have made us enjoy so much
12:30So I give you the microphone and this is your moment and this is your place
12:37Thank you for everything, Fernando
12:51Good afternoon everyone
13:05First, I would like to thank Premier and FI for the great idea they had
13:12Seeing that I was winning less and less games, they wanted me to say goodbye in Barcelona
13:18In shorts and they gave me this beautiful opportunity
13:22Thank you very much for this moment
13:30I want to start with each one of those who are here
13:35Jean-Luc, you were one of the first to help us spread the sport
13:43Thank God today, after 5 or 6 years, you were one of the first businessmen, personalities, influencers
13:51Who started to teach our beautiful sport around the world
13:55And I think that we will not be aware of how much you did for the growth of the father
14:02And we will never stop thanking you for what you did for our sport
14:07Thank you very much
14:14Puyi, Captain, thank you very much
14:22You came from Japan 3 hours ago, you told me you were going to be here
14:27And I have marked on fire the day that in your press conference
14:33A long time ago, when you left football, in front of the microphones of the whole world
14:38When the padel was just starting to walk
14:42You told the whole world press that you were going to stop playing football
14:47And that you were going to play padel
14:49Thank you very much
14:59I have always said and I am convinced that the sport teaches us a lot
15:06Values, discipline
15:08And with your example, it has been the best example that we have had as athletes
15:13To tell people that sport is an inexhaustible source of teachings
15:20Only with the example
15:22Thank you very much Puyi for making it possible
15:24To my friends, Mark, Teddy, Jorge
15:35We start with that word that I don't like
15:40And that we have fought once, which is the manager
15:44But we ended up being friends
15:47Thank you very much for being in the good times and in the bad times too
15:53Thank you very much guys
15:57Gula, we met 34 years ago
16:01And who was going to say that when I went to look for you to play padel for the first time
16:04That I was missing a teammate in San Liqueló
16:06You opened the door and I asked you about your brother
16:09Because I came to look for a taller person and he opened the door to me, a little one
16:1334 years later we are together and you are the brother of life
16:18Chris, Cubero, as we always say, everything started with you
16:26I have two people who have been key in my career
16:32First, I start with you, Tony
16:3717 seasons together, since I came to Barcelona
16:44An incredible person, an incredible professional
16:47But after a few years of being together, I don't remember the year, but I don't know if it was 2009 or 2010
16:55Your mother passed away one afternoon
16:58And the next day at 7.30 we were training together
17:03And I carry that in my heart, coach
17:08I have recovered, as Yalu said, from many injuries
17:13It seemed that I would not come back, that I would stay
17:16But I did nothing more than listen to you
17:20The injuries never scared me because I had you by my side, coach
17:25Thank you very much
17:27Michael
17:40To finish with you, Michael, I want to start with Pato Struch, my first teacher
17:45Pato, I hope you are watching us, thank you very much
17:50Roberto Diaz, who was the one who led me to become a professional player
17:54Roberto, Matias and Gonzalo, Teresa, thank you very much
17:59If it weren't for you, it would have been impossible to become a professional player
18:04And Michael, we have been together for the last 20 years
18:10Until the last day we tried to improve, we fought
18:14Anecdotes of life, the last point as a professional
18:18I took two balls out of three, that shot, it's not that you didn't teach me
18:24It's that I didn't have the ability to learn it
18:28You know I love you very much for the loyalty you have shown me as a friend
18:34These 20 years, beyond the great coach
18:37Thank you very much, Michael
18:39Thank you
18:47Today, I have three of my opponents
18:54Juani, Gaby and Seba
18:58And I'm going to talk to them, but on behalf of everyone
19:02To everyone who has won me, thank you very much
19:06To the three of you, and to everyone who has won me
19:09Because thanks to you, and the pain I had every time you beat me
19:15You taught me that the next day I had to go train to try to beat you
19:20Thank you very much for having won me so much
19:23And for teaching me so many things
19:26Thank you
19:34I have received many tributes, this is the last one
19:37I promise you this is the last one
19:41But it's all thanks to the fact that I had two teammates
19:49I was lucky, this is a sport of two
19:52I had two teammates who, without a doubt, the time they spent by my side
19:58They were better than me
20:01Pablo, thank you very much
20:05The four and a half years that we have played
20:08You have helped me, you have taught me
20:12And above all things, we can look each other in the eye
20:18That until the last day that we have been together, we have fought head on
20:23Your example of professionalism, I hope that many can copy it
20:28Because for our sport it will be spectacular
20:31Thank you very much Pablo for all these years together
20:35Juan, when you told me that you were coming, the other day when I sent you the message
20:42I was very happy, very happy Juan
20:47It was 13 years together
20:51We went through beautiful things, bad things
20:56But we were together
20:59We went through beautiful things, bad things
21:04But of the 13 years, I don't want to keep something sporty that was very nice
21:11I'm going to stay with something personal
21:14For me, of the 13 years together, Juan, I stayed with what you showed me
21:20We had been playing together for two and a half years
21:24On June 14, 2004, we were playing a semifinal in Valladolid
21:31We finished playing and Vicky was in the hospital
21:35To give birth to Benja
21:38We finished playing, we went by car to Madrid
21:43Vicky gave birth that night
21:46And on Sunday morning you told me that you wanted to play the final in Valladolid
21:50We went to Valladolid, we won
21:54I remember that my mother, at that time I was a boyfriend, I had no children
22:01Talking to her, she told me, you are going to value one day what that boy did for you
22:10And until I had no children, I didn't realize
22:15Of these 13 years, Juan, I stay with that day
22:21With that guy who taught me many things
22:26Inside the field, but above all outside
22:30And he taught me that, above all things, family is the most important
22:36Thank you very much, Juan
22:44Thank you very much
22:53And finally
22:57What luck that they didn't let them pass, otherwise they were going to kill me
23:02Chris
23:06Thank you
23:09For your simplicity
23:11For your low profile
23:14And for putting you in the backpack of the most important thing I have in life
23:20That are my children
23:23During these 16 years
23:26So that I can dedicate myself fully to my profession until the last day
23:32That sleeps with plugs to rest during the last 16 years
23:37And for giving me the tranquility that my three children are in the best hands
23:43Thank you very much
23:56To my three children, two things
24:00One, what I feel, that my chest is inflated with pride
24:03With the pride that the old man, as you told me, was no longer giving
24:09And that I gave the maximum effort until the last day
24:14That is the greatest pride I feel when I can look at them
24:18And second, that if they don't study, I'm going to kick their asses
24:30And finally
24:33To those who made me be here
24:36To my mom and my dad
24:39Passing through my sister, Nati
24:42Thank you very much for taking care of them
24:45It would be impossible for me to have done what I did
24:48If I don't have you taking care of them in the day-to-day in Pehuajó
24:52To my daddy
24:55Happy that we started in Pehuajó
24:58Doing some raffle, selling some pallets so that he can travel
25:02We started and they saw the professional debut
25:06We got to the end, where they saw that they kicked my ass in the last championships
25:12But we enjoyed the road a lot
25:16I hope I am able to transmit to my children what you have transmitted to me with the example
25:23That the only way to progress in life
25:27Is to get up early
25:29And go to work every day
25:32Thank you very much
25:40And finally, to close
25:43I'm leaving, I'm leaving calm and happy
25:46Because we have some number ones who have all the values that sport can have
25:51So that it can continue to grow
25:53I'm leaving very happy
25:55I'm leaving happy and I want to thank
25:57To everyone who did something so that Padel continues to grow
26:00To the Spanish Federation in its day
26:02To Padel Pro Tour, to World Padel Tour and today to Premier
26:05That has led us to play in places that we had never thought of in a very short time
26:11And having something that for me we have fought and we have achieved
26:15Which is that the player has a solid circuit
26:18And in the other weeks the player is the owner of his destiny and is free
26:23And finally I want to say goodbye
26:25I want to say goodbye I think with the most important
26:28And asking them a very big favor
26:32To all who are here, to all who are at home
26:35We have some guys who give an impressive show
26:39To a circuit that grows every year
26:42And I ask you please that we need them
26:45To all of you, to send the highlights
26:48To tell your friends who play with us
26:50That we have the best sport in the world
26:52And that I have no doubt that we are in front of the sport of the future
26:57Thank you very much to all and enjoy the best in the world
27:22Thank you very much
27:52Thank you very much
28:23The legend of Pehuajó
28:27The most successful player in our sport
28:3416 seasons, number 1 in the world
28:40A reference in and out of the court
28:44And I'm going to ask you, Fernando, to join me
28:49There you are
28:51Please join me for the last time
28:55In your last exit from a professional court
29:01I think I speak on behalf of the whole Palau
29:04Of the whole Padel community that is watching
29:07Thank you, thank you and thank you
29:09For everything you have done for this sport
29:12Thank you for being an example
29:14For throwing your head to each ball
29:17For showing that a ball never gives up
29:20Thank you for writing one of the most beautiful pages of the sport
29:24Congratulations, you can go easy
29:26Because your legacy is already eternal
29:29We invite you to leave for the last time
29:50The legend of Pehuajó