Why does nadal bite trophies

That is a lot of metal. Nadal was a mere teen here, and he made a devastating mistake. He absolutely chugged the metal here a terrible idea. There is a lot of tongue action happening here, which is crushing for this type of event.

Picture the last time you kissed your significant other and they had just eaten something you find appalling probably peanut butter. A year gave Nadal a chance to correct his form. He went for the pointy part and an open mouth. Better idea for sure. Another one you can add to the list is Rafael Nadal's famed trophy bite that he performs every time after winning a tournament. Rather than kissing the trophy as is tradition in tennis, Nadal takes a bite out his hardware much like Olympians do to their gold medals.

With 64 career titles, Nadal has sure been doing a lot of biting. Take a look at the pictures below of his Grand Slam victories and watch for Nadal to perform the ritual in the future. After all, we're pretty sure Rafa has few more French Open titles in his future. Nadal bites his first ever Grand Slam trophy at the French Open. We wonder if even he knew how much abuse his teeth would take over the next few years.

Image via The Telegraph. Nadal proves he was no flash in the pan by defending his French Open title in Errani chewed and chewed until all the photographers had their shots. Which helps put into perspective Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova's death stare at the end of her match with Venus Williams. Venus, one of the game's great champions, has had the opportunity to munch on 46 trophies in her career. The year-old Zahlavova-Strycova, on the other hand, has had only one nibble on a WTA trophy ever -- and that was way back in We all get cranky when we're hungry.

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Ad Choices. Human teeth are harder than gold, so if the bite leaves a mark on the medal then it is confirmed that it is made of pure gold. Nadal won a tournament during his early career and he jokingly bit the trophy. The press loved it. Subsequently, in the next tournament, they asked him to do it again, and again and again.