Toni Nadal, Rafa Nadal’s uncle and former coach, gave a lecture on “Education and Values” at the Teatro Ortega (Palencia) bringing together more than 650 young people from the municipality and the rest of the province, in which he explained The method of work that I use with the Balearic tennis player To face any kind of complicated situation on the court, thus becoming one of the best players in the history of tennis.
“Rafa worked every day as if he were facing the final. He practiced on courts and on balls in poor condition until he knew how to face situations he knew would arise at some point.“The 64-year-old former coach stressed high school students.
Despite the rigors of his training to turn his nephew into a true legend of this sport, Tony emphasized that his main goal was always to instill in him a series of values such as, for example, effort or respect for others: “I taught him that the greatest value in life is to be grateful. Rafa has always shown respect to the number one, the number 100, of the driver or the person who cleans the track. He added: “He never broke a racket. It is a very valuable thing and costs a lot of money.”
Finally, the Balearics confessed Laser Who currently has an offer from Alexander Zverev to work alongside him and try to get the best version of the German (during last summer he could be seen training at the Rafa Nadal Academy), but Toni rejected the offer: “I have the No. 3 in the world asking me to coach him, but I am no longer a coach. It’s not in my power today, and he needs someone to be with him 100%.
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