Robin Van Persie had a preposterous header against Spain:
Here’s Robin Van Persie’s 93-year-old grandpa’s imitating RVP’s awesome header
This isn’t just a prone older gentleman -- it’s Robin Van Persie’s grandpa doing his impression of his grandson’s fantastic score.
Here is his 93-year-old grandpa, Wim, imitating:
Robin van Persie’s GRANDPA, 93, joins social media craze as he recreates grandson’s amazing swan-dive header http://t.co/08BOq8gzB9 @Kick01
— Babble (@GibberishBabble) June 18, 2014 For a while, we were concerned -- is this really RVP's grandpa and not just some older gentleman prone on the ground? However, we shouldn't have worried: the picture comes from Omroep Brabant, a Dutch paper that has caught up with the 93-year-old, Wim Ras, on multiple occasions. This time, it was an article about the team's beatdown of Spain, but in the past they've asked him about RVP donning a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA WIM" shirt and more. Goal.com had a translation:
“A belly landing is not always fun, huh? I used to do gymnastics and I know what it is like, but in gymnastic those moves are planned and intended,” he said.“Robin only needed a fraction of a second to make the jump.
”To get such an exquisite delivery in such a situation and then to score, that is a hell of an achievement.
Keep doing you, surprisingly agile grandpa. The Dutch are through to the next round, so perhaps we’ll see more Grandpa Celebrations.
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