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Rafael Nadal speaking at the Banco Sabadell event.
Nadal opens up at Malaga conference

Nadal opens up at Malaga conference

The world number one showed his personal side on Tuesday at an event organised by Banco Sabadell

enrique miranda

Friday, 22 September 2017, 09:42

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Rafael Nadal was in Malaga on Tuesday answering questions -not only about tennis-posed by Ramón Rovira, director of communications for Banco Sabadell.

Nadal is arguably one of Spains most successful sportsmen of all time but when speaking about his position at the pinnacle of world tennis, he was humble: Being world number one doesnt affect me too much, it is another achievement but I dont wake up every day with it on my mind, it doesnt provide any certainties.

Instead the 31-year-old is focused on his future in the game: Right now, I am focusing on enjoying playing tennis, staying fit and continuing to be competitive.

Rovira went on to ask Nadal about his life beyond tennis and touched on the idea of retirement. Im not afraid of leaving tennis; tennis is not everything and I can be happy without playing it, although the adrenaline that sports can give someone is hard to find in other areas of life, he added.

But the conversation at the Palacio de Ferias on Tuesday did not end at tennis. Nadal was also asked about his opinion on Catalan independence. I cannot imagine a Spain without Catalonia, nor can I imagine a Catalonia without Spain, he said. I think that is a worrying issue for the country as a whole, and there is no easy solution.

On a more personal level, Nadal spoke about his family to whom he is very close. Im from a small town in Mallorca and I always have had a lot of contact with my family. No success or achievement will ever change the person I am. I try to split my free time between my family, friends and, of course, my girlfriend, he joked.

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