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MotoGP 2024: Marc Marquez looks at his benchmark: Rafa Nadal

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MotoGP 2024: Marc Marquez looks at his benchmark: Rafa Nadal

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TRyunvar, to be Injuries… And triumph again. He did that Rafa Nadal Before retirement and This is what Marc Marquez wants to do. The pilot from Lleida himself reveals that the Majorcan is One of his inspirations On this road to the Taj MotoGP < BR >, His long-awaited ninth title. The fact is that the person from Cervera admired Yar in his beginnings, he did it during his heyday and continues to do it now.

’93’ referred to Manacor’s legacy in an interview with Estrella Galicia, where I spare no praise for Nadal. “For me, Rafa Nadal , and for many athletes of my generation and other young people, The reference was. I say those of my generation because it takes those six or seven years that, when he was winning, I was going up and looking for a reference. Rafa Nadal has always been on and off the court. Three or four years ago, when We have a very similar situation With injuries, I remember being at home in January or February with a sling on my arm and seeing Rafa win in Australia after an injury. This is where he gave me that motivation too. I think he is one of the Spanish athletes who is difficult to repeat, but Spanish athletes are also lucky to have references of this caliber. The Values What he has always conveyed to me is discipline, effort and, above all, sacrifice. And also one of the most important things: Find out how to win. No matter how much you earn, it does not make you untouchable. And I think Nadal was able to win, a lot, and this also made him make a difference, ” he admits.

Ambitions

Oktokampen admits that he has an indemnity character that makes him constantly try to improve himself. “I think it’s a philosophy of life that a lot of people share as well as all athletes. Non-conformity should be a part of any athlete Because there’s always the lady I’ve always thought that no matter how good you are , she’ll come One has to be better than T, Today or tomorrow. That’s why you have to set goals for yourself and when you achieve them, you have to be a maverick and look out for others, don’t let your guard down and always want to stay on top or at least try to reach the top. If you are in this position, at the top, try not to get off this step , but sometimes, due to various circumstances , they get you out of this place and this is where you have to keep working and look for this point of non-conformity, but Always be realistic About where you are, where you come from and where you want to be. Although always looking for the maximum”.

Relaxing on vacation

The Lleida native is now facing a few days off to recharge his batteries with the 2025 goal that promises to be demanding and with a big challenge ahead of him. “The rest months can be made short and long, it depends on which way one considers it, but it is important to recover from the season, especially from this last part with the Asian Tour, and give the body a little rest. Despite the, Mentally, when you finish well, you don’t need it Because you’re going to keep training , it’s going well too Refuse little revolutions And give this rest to the body to recover , but already Looking out of the corner of my eye in those first weeks of February, Which is when we started in Malaysia and then the season in Thailand. When you sow in February, you are practically already in November because the season comes a lot, so you have to rest, spend Christmas with family and friends and look for a vacation spot that helps you break up more than being beautiful. Starting in January, when you enter Full pre-season mode And attack, in the sense of trying to prepare physically as best as possible,” she summed up.

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