Rafael Nadal, winning twenty -thirty titles of Grand Slam until his departure in November 2024, declared Monday, after receiving the Laureus award in the sports icon, missing the “zero” tennis because after the time he took to reflect his future he realized that he had “given the body”
Nadal, 38, graduated in 2024 in a long sports career full of successes because, in addition to the twenty -the -Grand Slam titles, he also won an individual golden Olympic in Beijing 2008, another double in Rio de Janeiro 2016, five Davis glasses, two cups laver or The Prince of Asturias award in 2008, among others.
“I didn’t miss the tennis. It was more, that I missed it zero. Not because it ended up being tired or fought with tennis. All in all. I ended up having fun and if I could continue playing I would do it because I was enthusiastic. Another,” Nadal said, at a press conference.
“Before retiring I took a reasonable time to think if I had a level to compete with the level I needed. When I realized that I didn’t, I decided to stop. That’s why I didn’t miss it, because I ended the peace of mind that I gave everything and my body didn’t give more. Now I follow the tennis, I see the game,”
The Mallorcan athlete spoke about the possibility, in the future, of directing a contest such as the number of Godó or being a captain of the Spanish Cup Davis.
“I don’t know. I liked the sport but one had to mark his way to follow. I recently finished a long path and I had to prepare for what’s coming. I have a family and a team that has prepared what I liked for the future. Obvious
Nadal is grateful to the Laureus Academy and his voters for the Sport Icon Award, putting the family and team he has and allowed him to reap so much success.
“Words have power, equis, but what has more power is the examples and examples not only need to be unique, but they can be characters that inspire you every day. I have a beautiful reference that has inspired me and I am lucky enough to have a positive environment that has given me a necessary stability with appropriate values to build my career,” he concluded. “
Source: La Verdad
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