Ilie Nastase - Happy Birthday ! (Born 19 Jul. 1946)

Ilie Nastase (born July 19, 1946, in Bucharest, Romania) is a former Romanian professional tennis player and one of the top player. Nastase was the World No. 1 in 1973 according to the Association of Tennis Professionals computer rankings, which placed him first from August 23, 1973, to June 2, 1974.
Nastase was the first professional sports figure to sign an endorsement contract with Nike in 1972.
In 2005, TENNIS Magazine put Naastase in 28th place in its list of 40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS era.
Le champion de tennis Ilie Nastase chante "Globe Trotter lover" accompagné de six choristes-danseurs.
Ilie Nastase, care va împlini 61 de ani la 19 iulie, a fost primul lider mondial din era Open s,i are în palmares 83 de turnee câs,tigate, dintre care doar 53 sunt recunoscute de ATP.

[music: ILIE NASTASE - 'Globe Trotter Lover' + 'Pour Etre Un Homme' - 1987]

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• Trotter
• lover
• Nastase
• Ilie
• Romania
• Davis
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[valyclujnapoca]

what's the name of the song in the end ?????

[provision07]

Thanks for your interest!

About the song:

ILIE NASTASE - 'Globe Trotter Lover' + 'Pour Etre Un Homme' - 1987

[tanobaron]

this romanian was the greatest showman in the history of tennis.

[oldpossum]

The most beautiful player before Roger came along...

Watched him play and umpired so many matches of his...

Once when he started one of his antics I said: "Please play on, Nastase!", he yelled back: "You call me Mr Nastase yo mothafugga, I call ya Mr umpire!"

He played doubles in our club this summer, with the former German chancellor Schroeter. A little slower, but the touch is all still there... magnificent!

[Hungaria56]

A La Stampa olasz napilap interjút készített az első olyan teniszezővel, aki vezette a sportág ranglistáját. Ilie Năstase ismét meglepő nyilatkozatot tett: „Mindig azzal vádoltak, hogy cigány vagyok. Ez igaz. Román cigány vagyok. Erre pedig büszke is vagyok”.

[Hungaria56]

Ugly roma-gipsy bastard. Go to hell you frigging roma-gipsy - how about if we send your ugly breed back to Pakistan?

[DavidItzak]

Ilie Nastase is an antisemitic idiot ! Fuck him up !

Long Live Israel !!!

[misumisu2007]

he is remembered as one of the all-time greats. read the statistics

[JJLOB]

LOL. Imagine Roger Federer doing that in 10 years - really 'Over the Top' Ilie performance. Great guy. Great player. Great Post!!

[JJLOB]

Totally. Didn't have the 'serious' work ethic or concentration. As far as being an amazing shot maker and talent - he had no equals - not even Mac. He did apply himself well enough to win 4 Masters Champonships and easily beat Borg in the last one (1975).