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Toni Nadal was the protagonist this Saturday at the MARCA Sport Weekend , held in Marbella. The technician showed all his wisdom again during a talk at the Palacio de Congresos.

Rafa's uncle began his speech by pulling humor. "I am a great coach. I have three difficult characteristics: I was lucky to have a great player and it is easier to seem to be a good coach; I am Rafael Nadal's uncle and it is always more difficult to replace a family member than a outsider, and we Majorcans are half Catalan and we watch the money a lot, that's why for years I was the cheapest coach of the professional circuit ".

Toni revealed key anecdotes in the formation of his nephew so that he became the world star he is today. "When Rafael started playing tennis there was a track, racket and balls . Now you need video analysis, biomechanical studies, statistical studies, nutritionists ... and when we fail four balls we have to turn to the sports psychologist instead of going to train a little more" he pronounced. "In this world of data that we live it seems that they have to solve the problems. Rafa was formed with only three data: hit as hard as you can, throw the ball where the opponent is not and and if possible within the track that was not it's going very well. And so he reached number 1, "he continued.

He also detailed a final of the Monte Carlo tournament in which Nadal was not very convinced "before a Federer". "If I make him believe otherwise, it would be difficult to design a good strategy. I always thought that things would work out well, I trusted him , that if he played every point as if he were living in it he would be able to win. And he won," he confessed.

In the great event organized by the newspaper Marca, Toni Nadal was one of the focus of attention. The coach talked about ambition as the basis for designing a great champion. "For me the challenge was never to win Roland Garros or Wimbledon but to improve. I was never satisfied with what was achieved and I always tried to leave that point of dissatisfaction in it so that [Rafa] would continue to improve." "I tried that my nephew was always alert for the changes that could take place. We got used to that," he concluded.

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