Nadal: “A Dream Come True” at The Masters
Rafael Nadal is in Augusta this week, but not for tennis.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion is at The Masters, taking in the tournament as a fan.
Speaking about the experience, Nadal said:
“The atmosphere is huge. It’s difficult to compare to something else, I think.”
“The fact that nobody can have a cell phone, it’s a brilliant idea, brilliant rule, from my point of view, because everybody’s just focused on what the eyes can see. This place is magical.”
“For a sports fan and for a golf fan like me, I’ve followed this tournament since I was a small kid. You remember all these dramatic moments, emotional moments, and today, to have the chance to be here and to see it in real life is a dream come true to be honest.”
Nadal also joked about his own golf game:
“Better you don’t show these images,”
“But I’ll tell you, even with that swing, the ball more or less goes straight. But I am competitive. I love the game. I played a lot of golf when I was playing tennis. It was a way to be a little bit away from everything and at the same time compete. I have been a big golf fan since I was a kid.”
On his technique, he added:
“I never took a lesson on my golf swing. I think I play like a backhand of tennis.”
“I have a lot of issues that I cannot bring my shoulder higher, I need to open my stance because of my foot, so I have a lot of body issues that don’t allow me to do things a little bit better.”
“But even like this, I accept the challenge to do it a little bit better just for fun. And of course, I am a guy that wants to improve in anything that I do, always.”
