Rafael Nadal can’t ‘understand life without goals’ as he plans to keep working instead of relaxing after retirement
Rafael Nadal recalled a conversation he had with his father about his life after his retirement from tennis.
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Rafael Nadal has retired but he hasn’t yet thought about the next chapter of his life. The Spaniard hung up his racket at the 2024 Davis Cup in Malaga this year and post-retirement, although he is enjoying his time with family and friends, he is not someone who can have a life without goals.
During an interview, he recalled a conversation he had with his father, Sebastian Nadal who asked the 22-time Grand Slam champion about his life after retirement. Sebastian asked him whether he wanted to enjoy his life or keep working.
My answer was, no, I don’t understand my life without having goals. Of course, I want to enjoy the family, the friends, and it’s true that I worked a lot since I was a very, very young kid, so I want my time to enjoy life. But I understand that in this life it’s important to have motivations and goals, and that’s why I have already prepared my future.
Rafael Nadal told The National in Jeddah
Nadal also thanks his family and his team who helped him build the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca which was founded in 2016.
Rafael Nadal wants to do everything he couldn’t due to his tennis career
Rafael Nadal hasn’t yet decided what he wants to do after retirement. Although he played golf and expressed his hope of becoming a Real Madrid president one day, one thing Nadal really wants to do is play the sports he loved when was a kid.
When I was a kid, I played almost every sport. Of course, during my tennis career, I had to stop. I really believe that after my career I’m going to come back and recover all these years that I was not able to do all the things that I love to do. That in some way makes me feel free and happy.
Rafael Nadal said in a clip for Kia
He recently visited Jeddah for the first time as he is the ambassador for the Saudi Tennis Federation, so one of his work post-retirement is to promote tennis in Saudi Arabia. He attended the Next Gen ATP Finals, held in Jeddah, and also met the Davis Cup team of the country.
The 38-year-old watched Joao Fonseca script history by becoming the second-youngest champion after Jannik Sinner to win the Next Gen ATP Finals by beating Learner Tien in the final on December 22.
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