Tathiana Garbin and Filippo Volandri pay tribute to Rafael Nadal after the announcement that he will retire
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00:00Well, Nadal has written the history of tennis, not only in terms of performance,
00:09what he has managed to conquer, but above all what he has managed to give to the fans
00:16and the culture of the sport that he has passed on to the younger generations.
00:24In short, having champions with such an imposing human thickness is fundamental
00:31because I think our young people need these examples, these characters
00:39who not only achieve extraordinary results on the pitch,
00:45but also outside the pitch they manage to convey their humanity
00:50and this is the most beautiful thing that Nadal has given us.
00:54They say that we always have to make sacrifices.
00:56He said that he has never made a sacrifice, at most he has made a few resignations
00:59and this is another great teaching.
01:02The boy, the player, who has perhaps beaten himself more than anyone else,
01:07for the others, who still had less possibilities,
01:10so an extraordinary player in terms of fair play.
01:12I was lucky enough to share my career with a part of his
01:16and I really learned a lot.
01:18However, we are still waiting for the end of November
01:23because he has decided to play for Davies and if he plays,
01:26it is because he knows he can make the difference.
01:29So we are still waiting a little bit, but he was certainly a player who taught us a lot.