If I don't do that with the bottles, then I sit down, I could be thinking of something else. If I do always the same things, it means that I am focused and I'm alert to think purely about tennis.
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Rafael Nadal
Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024
Spain · b. 1986
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Won twenty-two Grand Slam singles titles, including fourteen French Open championships, and Olympic gold in singles in 2008 and doubles in 2016. He retired in November 2024 after the Davis Cup finals in Málaga.
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Sometimes when I'm in the first round or second round, and I'm not playing well, I say, okay, just accept it. Don't get frustrated. Just accept and focus.
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