Carlos Alcaraz Lerma, grandfather of tennis player Carlos Alcarazreferred to the famous phrase in which he advised to touch his grandson with “head, heart and ball“and that made the sportsman famous.
“He literally took it”, commented Alcaraz’s grandfather, 86 years old, who proudly attended Carlitos’ development.
“I don’t know where he is going because this world is so hard, but he is on the right path. It’s a huge thing and, although it’s true that since he saw that he had something, we didn’t think it was a huge thing and even his grandfather didn’t believe in what he had achieved ”, suggests a man who played tennis “as a beginner” and instilled a love of the racket sport in the following generations of Alcaraz.
“My son is so good, even though he doesn’t have as much way as my grandson has, which has been a wonder. I don’t know how far he can go, besides, tennis is a very hard world and injuries can come, but the truth is that the kid is on the right track “, he commented.
Concerning that slogan that has traveled so much since Carlitos uttered it, the grandfather said: “It was a phrase I sent him without thinking“.
“That’s what he had to do and he literally took it. I really didn’t expect those three words to be repeated when I said that to Carlos“, more.
Carlos Alcaraz-Lerma he spends it “regularly” watching his grandson’s games in the ATP circuit.
“I had a long tennis career with his dad and I was a bit cured in that sense, but I was a bit nervous. I’d rather see it on track than on TV, because I’m better at those nerves“, counted.
At current number 7 in the world, he stressed that, aside from his tennis prowess, he has “great values” and he’s always been “a phenomenal kid in all aspects.”
As a tennis fan, you also mentioned the comparisons established between Carlos Alcaraz and Rafa Nadal.
“You have to be very delicate when talking about Nadal because of how much he achieved and continue to achieve. He was very good, the best, and I never thought my grandson or anyone would get over him. though there is no need to hide that Carlos is doing a great job, but Nadal is Nadal ”, he clarified.
Source: La Verdad
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