I would like to be Rafael Nadal, says footballer
In an interview to Standard Sport, the footballer Will Hughes commented on who he would like to be among the many athletes around the world. Hughes said: “If tennis is the route I was taking probably Rafael Nadal. I was just left-hand forehand, that’s all I had.”
On his improvements, Hughes added: “I have matured a lot. When I was younger I came through as more of a technical player and that was all I was really known for. In the Premier League you have to adapt quickly, concentration levels have to be heightened a lot because you can get caught out. You can’t just be a flair player in the Premier League. You have to do the dirty side and you have to concentrate because a lapse in concentration for a few seconds and you get punished.”
On his Spanish skills languages, he added: “I don’t think Javi has been too impressed with my Spanish. I did give it a go a few years ago but it is very difficult to do. I think everyone would want to learn a language but it is something you have to put hours and hours into. Maybe it is something I will look at later in life.”
Hughes's big idol is FC Liverpool's Steve Gerrard. “That sticks out straight away. It was a rollercoaster of emotions during that game. Then for him to do that in the last minute was just unreal. He was 100 per cent the man for the big occasion.”
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