Nadal first signed with Nike at the age of 13, where he earned just $500,000 over five years. In 2008, he signed a 10-year contract extension worth over $10 million per year. In 2018, another five-year extension was signed for $10 million per year, according to Yahoo Sports.

Nike has always been great at making its athletes stand above the competition. It's as good of a marketing company as it is a sportswear company. Knowing that, it's easy to be cynical about some of the ads we watch with the brand's athletes.

Nike paid tribute to Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal with a 10-meter-tall animated display erected near the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday, November 19, after he announced his retirement.Footage filmed by @vibesofficiel shows the spectacular tribute from Nadal’s longtime sponsor in Paris,

Rafael Nadal is undoubtedly one of the best athletes of all time, and his retirement represents the end of an era. The Spanish legend has squeezed his body beyond its limits in order to be able to extend his career as much as possible, despite all the injuries that have affected him in the last two years.