20-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal is still on the way to the epic 21st Grand Slam, and in the past six months, the tennis king has overcome the double pinch of injury and new crown, made a bloody road in the cracks, miraculously came to the Australian Open, and won the 89th singles title of his career in the Melbourne series before the start of the Australian Open, becoming the only legend in history to have at least one title in the book in 19 consecutive seasons.
However, Nadal is already a 35-year-old and 7-month veteran, he can't run like he did in his early 20s, every goal must be fought, and he must arrange the schedule of each year: "When you get a little old, it becomes more and more difficult to get back to the game, especially when I come back from injury and epidemic, I only played 12 events in 2020 and 2021. Luckily, I can still get back on the field through hard work. I'm already enjoying the game now and I feel content to be able to get back on the field. ”
In addition, Nadal also pointed out that it is very important to maintain a good relationship with my peers: "I always have a lot of respect for the opponents on the pitch, maintain a good relationship with them, I believe that maintaining a good relationship with everyone will make life better, and throughout my career, I have always been kind to others, which will make me more pleasant." 」 ”
As Nadal said, tennis is just a job they are engaged in, leaving the arena they are ordinary people, they have to live, so recognize themselves, maintain a humble attitude, it is good for people and themselves. This is also an important reason why Nadal is loved and recognized by tennis all over the world. As for the decline in the density of participation, this is also inevitable, with the increase of age, the degradation of physical functions, intentionally reducing the number of participants will make the career longer, in a few years, Nadal will eventually retire, and it will also become a memory, so it is better to cherish his time on the field.