Alcaraz Wants To Be 'Kind All Time' Like His Idols Federer And Nadal
NewsSaturday, 19 April 2025 at 12:28
Carlos Alcaraz wants to be a successful tennis player, but more importantly, he wants to be remembered as a good person.
Alcaraz has enjoyed an incredible start to his tennis career. He is already a four-time major winner despite being only 21 years old. Some of his numbers are historic, and the achievements are not the only part of history that he wants to be remembered for.
The young Spaniard grew up idolizing Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. He often mentions these two of his idols, and they were great role models for Alcaraz, and he now wants to emulate them, inspiring further generations.
But the 21-year-old doesn't want to only emulate the two when it comes to winning trophies. He wants to be a good person, on and off the court, which he thinks Nadal and Federer are and were during their playing days.
Alcaraz is certainly on the best path to be remembered as such a person. Most who know him around the circuit always describe him as a person who always smiles. Now, Alcaraz spoke on the Louis Vuitton [Extended] podcast, saying that being a good person is important to him.
"I think the most important thing is being kind, being a good person. For me, it’s the most important thing. And of course, behave well on the court. Give good values when you’re on the court and off the court, that could be a good influence for the kids."
"When I see some players being so rude, I feel like, 'What happened with this guy?' When I see one of my idols, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer… you know, being so kind all the time, and performing pretty well on the court… When I started, I felt they were being such great guys for me. I was, 'Okay, I really want to be like these guys,' and I want to be the same for the kids."
Alcaraz also mentioned another former ATP World No. 1 player, his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero. The 45-year-old practically raised Alcaraz on the tennis courts, and the youngster is happy about having Ferrero as a person who guides him in the world of tennis.
"Probably thanks to Juan Carlos, I’m the player I am right now. We spend a lot of time together, we travel a lot, and thanks to that, I could learn a lot from him as a person, as a player. He told me the importance of being a good person off the court and the things that you’re doing outside are going to have a huge impact on the court."
"Then, of course, my father, who used to play tennis when he was young. His passion, his life is tennis, that’s what he taught me. Playing tennis with passion, with love. If I choose that tennis is my life, do it with passion. I think that’s a pretty good lesson I learned from him."
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