In recent days, sports lovers have seen how Spanish athletes have developed through the good education their parents received. An example is Rafa Nadalthe greatest tennis player in history, who in his retirement speech from professional tennis, made sure he wanted to be remembered as a good person. He refers to his family, his parents and his sisterwho watched from the stands with teary eyes as their family member closed the circle. The most successful.
Rodri is another one of those examples how elite athletes retained the values received at home and brought their good education and sanity into the realm of public discourse. When he received the Ballon d’Or, the footballer of the Spanish national team remembered everything: his teammates, the fans, the physios and doctors, his friends… but most of all from his family.
Certainly Antonio, his father the most important figure in a player’s football career. He was the person who taught him the right path, the path to professionalism. He tells her there is no need to throw in the towel. Even when things are bad, he has to take advantage of the opportunity and all the work he has done so far.
Rodri did not go through a good phase. After his arrival at the Villarreal youth academy, which resulted in separation from his family, the Madrid footballer did not have a good campaign and He seriously considered giving up his old dream.. But by his side, as always, he has his father to advise him in the right way and change his life.
“When I go to Villarreal everything changes. It was the most important decision of my life. I was alone there. That first year was difficult. At 17 or 18 you have to jump and I spent two years where things were not working for me“said the footballer in his interview with ‘El Homriguero’.
Rodri assured that one day he called his father desperate; He wants to leave everything behind and return to Madrid to continue his life. He tells her no, go on, fight, to give everything. That if I keep fighting, there are only things that will be blessed. That day, the best player in the world changed. “This is before and after” in his career. Everyone knows how the story ended: in Paris, receiving the highest individual award that a footballer could aspire to, excited and remembering the advice and values his family taught him.
Source: La Verdad
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