Only if you are motivated you will go far: Toni Nadal
In an interview during the Rotterdam Open last week, Rafael Nadal's uncle, Toni, revealed who his two idols were when he was growing up. "I had two idols. Johan Cruijff and Ilie Nastase," said Toni, who said he particularly admired the Dutch. "Cruyff was the coach of my brother Miguel Angel for a long time in FC Barcelona. He kept things simple and logical. That's why he was so good. I do in tennis as well. I met Cruyff a few times and I told him 'hi' once. Then he told me a nice story of his bet with the player Hristo Stoichkov, who had asked what he would get if he would score twice in a certain game. Cruyff had promised €2,000. But after a goal Cruyff changed it. Amazing. You can make such statements only if you have a big personality. Cruyff was courageous and smart. There was another Dutch coach in Barcelona. But we will not speak of Louis van Gaal, I did not like him. Cruyff had his charisma in two ways. He was not just an unbelievable player but he was always saying the right things as a coach. Maradona was a great football player too, but as a coach, he said ridiculous things. It's about what you tell, that's where we can make a difference. Otherwise, we'd better put a ball can."
Nadal added that while talent was needed to get to the top in tennis, "motivation is the most important thing in the end. Only well-motivated players want to do things to improve. Players who have the best motivation will go far."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2GxWRVS
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