The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.
Rafael NadalRead
Stay healthy, do sports and above all have fun while doing sport. Competing or just for fun, whatever, simply enjoy and try your best. Working hard, working well with achievable goals normally pays off. Believe in the people that are with you and listen to those who have more experience.
Interpretation
Focus on enjoying sports while working hard and believing in your team.
This quote emphasizes the importance of enjoying sports, whether competing or playing casually, while also highlighting the value of dedication and collaboration. It suggests that having fun and setting achievable goals can lead to success, and it encourages one to trust and learn from experienced individuals.
In practice
During a sports workshop, a coach inspired the team with this quote.
The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.
I play because I have fun, if I don't have fun on the court, there is something wrong. I am just a 19 year old boy that likes to do what he likes, nothing else.
My motivation and aspiration is the same, being number one or being number five. So that's the truth. And my goal is the same - it's to always be happy playing, it's to enjoy the game and improve always.
I'm not the best player in the history of tennis. I think I'm amongst the best. That's true. That's enough for me.
Hard courts are very negative for the body. I know the sport is a business and creating these courts is easier than clay or grass, but I am 100 per cent sure it is wrong.
If you are playing bad you are going to lose here, on clay, on ice, or on the beach.
Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
Remember when your plans fail, that temporary defeat is not permanent failure.
What I know for sure is this: The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal for this year is, you can get there - as long as you're willing to be honest with yourself about the preparation and work involved. There are no back doors, no free rides. There's just you, this moment, and a choice.
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
It's better to create something that others criticise than to create nothing and criticise others. Go create, have fun!!
My passions, concentrated on a single point, resemble the rays of a sun assembled by a magnifying glass: they immediately set fire to whatever object they find in their way.
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