‘Bust Ourselves Off’: Rafael Nadal Offers Detailed Advice on How One Should Bounce Back From Hardships

Just the rest of us, Rafael Nadal is waiting to enter a new year and get past 2020. We’re nearing the end of December and the ATP has already come to a close. The Spaniard has been utilizing his spare time by giving interviews and his recent one came with Santander Private Banking.

Rafael Nadal and the private financial firm have been tied up for years and their bond has been ever-growing. Santander Group is based out of Madrid, Spain, and Nadal embraces and endorses his partnership with the company. 

The 34-year-old recently sat down for an interview with Victor Matarranz, who is the Global Head of Santander Wealth Management & Insurance. The pair talked about various topics and conversed candidly in Spanish. 

During the course of the chat, Matarranz sought advice from Nadal on how business people and entrepreneurs can sustain their confidence during challenging times like how the pandemic has posed now. 

He asked this question to Nadal in the context that the World No. 2 has bounced back to the top of his game through multiple injuries that he has sustained during his career. Here’s how Nadal related it with business and framed his reply: 

“I think that what served me best I think is to first and foremost to be and to have a positive outlook. You can’t just enter into a defeatist spiral and if you enter a negative parallel, it’ll be very hard to leave it,” Nadal mentioned. 

Rafael Nadal emphasizes how individualistic change impacts the society

We’ve all heard of the phrase ‘change begins from within.’ It is indeed true, and Rafael Nadal expressed how a person should gather confidence during a pandemic struck year to make oneself and the surroundings feel better. 

“Of course, things are rough, but we have to realize that we have to get up every day in the morning and bust ourselves off thinking that yes things are bad now but we can make the world a better place or I’m going to make an effort to ensure that the world is a better place,” said Nadal. 

These are indeed words of gold from the 13x French Open champion. Optimism goes a long way in helping a person attain a positive outlook on life, and Nadal can’t help but stress the fact. 

“We have to look at life from a positive point of view and being optimistic, I think that that helps us overcome hard times but after that, you have to make an effort because you can’t just wish your way away out of this,” the Spaniard added. 

Nadal feels seeking help is the best solution for problems

Sometimes problems can get out of hand. Some of them require more than one person’s effort to solve it, be it a financial crisis or something to do with sports. Even if you’re putting 100% of your effort into solving a problem, receiving a helping hand can speed up the process.  

“You need passion, and you need to make an effort to get out of these terrible situations. That’s what’s worked for me, and I think that it’s also important to listen to those who surround you who you think are important, whose opinions you value, and who want the best for you,” expressed Nadal. 

Rafael Nadal has a team that looks after his health, fitness, and they recommend what he needs to do to remain at the top of his sport. Likewise, he advises people to seek help when the gravity of the problem becomes enormous.

“Letting people help you is really important. Sometimes we think that we know everything, but I think I’ve always let people help me, or at least I’ve listened to people. That has definitely served me,” Nadal stated. 

However, Nadal did point out that people would have to take independent decisions after listening to several opinions. At the end of the day, it is your task to find a way out of the hardship. 

Rafael Nadal hopes for the world to get past the pandemic and eventually, all of us would have a different outlook on things after COVID is eliminated from society. But for now, tackling this threatening virus remains the number one priority for everyone.