WEBVTT - Gabriela Sabatini

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<v Speaker 1>M hm Hi everyone, the new season of the Real

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<v Speaker 1>DNA Podcast is here, which I'm super excited about. I

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<v Speaker 1>hope you will enjoy it as much as I did

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<v Speaker 1>while recording them with all my precious guests. As usual,

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<v Speaker 1>if there is anything specific you would like me to

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<v Speaker 1>discuss with my guests, just drop me a message under

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<v Speaker 1>my Instagram post, please and I will try to include

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<v Speaker 1>them in my conversation as much as I can. Well

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<v Speaker 1>have fun listening and do let me know any feedback

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<v Speaker 1>you might have. Okay, Okay, I have to say, um,

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<v Speaker 1>this is just exciting for the fans as it is

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<v Speaker 1>for me because, like I told you a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>days ago, it is the first time I got a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to meet you in person. And I can't tell

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<v Speaker 1>you what a fan I've been of your career and

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<v Speaker 1>everything you've done for the tennis So thank you for that,

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<v Speaker 1>I know your career. Also for me, it is a

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<v Speaker 1>pleasure to to meet you, to see you your adorable,

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<v Speaker 1>So thank you. Know. So I go straight to the point. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>one on earth you do we need to know? All

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<v Speaker 1>the girls in the world need to know the recipe. No,

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<v Speaker 1>there there is no secret. I think if you have

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<v Speaker 1>a good nutrition, and you work out and uh and

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<v Speaker 1>most importantly, I think you have to be happy, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>from the insight, just follow the things you you like

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<v Speaker 1>to do. I think that's that's the best of the

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<v Speaker 1>most important thing, you know, just to to follow what

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<v Speaker 1>you like to do and be happy. So when you

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<v Speaker 1>say work out, do you stick more to the cardio

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<v Speaker 1>weights or what do you like to do? These days?

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<v Speaker 1>I did the several things. When I stopped playing, I

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<v Speaker 1>I did a I started to run a lot, a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>like three hours, four hours. And then I got into

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<v Speaker 1>the bicycle. I heard that, so I'm riding the bike. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>and I did the two the fronts just a few

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<v Speaker 1>stage the h five stages. Okay, that's the secret. Anyone

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<v Speaker 1>to the front stages. You look like they exact no, no, no, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I like to work out. I like to

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<v Speaker 1>go to the gym, you know, exercises. I mix it

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<v Speaker 1>up with doing legs, kettle bus and nutritions. Nutrition. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I I eat mostly. I tried to have a complete

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<v Speaker 1>you know, nutritional you know, like try to cover everything,

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<v Speaker 1>so protein, cargo, hydrates, vegetables, fruits. So okay, I do that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I obviously have my my temptations, which I

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<v Speaker 1>love ice creams, so I could same every single day. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I like chocolate and we do. Though people think we

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<v Speaker 1>have to be on some crazy diets to look good,

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<v Speaker 1>but no, no, no, no way no. A Dias confirmed

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<v Speaker 1>you need to please yourself. It's important also, so you

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<v Speaker 1>have to find a balance. But if you eat, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>mainly your foundation, your base is healthy, you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>you cover pretty much everything, then you will be okay,

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<v Speaker 1>definitely okay. Now we know recently started to play tennis again,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think all the fans around the world are

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<v Speaker 1>supri happy about. First of all, what made you decide

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<v Speaker 1>to to give it a go again, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure. But no, um, actually I don't play

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<v Speaker 1>much tennis usually no, I work out, but I never

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<v Speaker 1>played tennis. Maybe in a social way with friends once

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<v Speaker 1>in a while. And we started to see each other

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. With Cicella, my partner, we started to play

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<v Speaker 1>paddle tennis together in Argentina. So um, so I think

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<v Speaker 1>they saw us playing and they invited us to to

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<v Speaker 1>come here and uh yeah we we We discussed it

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<v Speaker 1>with and he said, well, I would be happy to

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<v Speaker 1>play and s Okay, I never played before, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>what do we give better? Try? You know? And how

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<v Speaker 1>was the experience so far? Yeah, very nervous every single day.

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<v Speaker 1>Today we were playing and we were like, I can't breathe.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't breathe. You almost get a panic. Well, last

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<v Speaker 1>night I was a literal bit like that, like, oh

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<v Speaker 1>my god, I can't believe I'm feeling this now, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh no, But the best part is just to see

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<v Speaker 1>all of you. You know, it's just too I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>seen you know, all the tennis family for such a

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<v Speaker 1>long time, and I'm so happy to to talk and

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<v Speaker 1>to see each other. Um, and that's the most fun,

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<v Speaker 1>being honest. The night before the mansion, do you think like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>what am I gonna eat? What am I gonna dress? It?

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<v Speaker 1>It comes to thought. But then you're like, okay, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I don't. I don't do that for the match,

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<v Speaker 1>but I do it as a lifestyle, you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>maintain you know, my life. But the crazy superstitious you keep, no,

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<v Speaker 1>well you mean that the super no, no, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>do to be attached to that because because to a

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<v Speaker 1>bit crazy no, no, no, I think we want to

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<v Speaker 1>be talking somewhere else. Yes, exactly, exactly, so better not okay, um,

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<v Speaker 1>now let's go a little bit back. Obviously, your parful

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<v Speaker 1>was the thing that I noticed with your career when

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<v Speaker 1>I was growing up. It's like, oh my god, how

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<v Speaker 1>do you do? Did you have incredible results on the court?

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<v Speaker 1>How did you find the time to actually create this

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<v Speaker 1>and be part of this, which, as we know, when

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<v Speaker 1>you play tennis, you have to focus on this. Actually

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<v Speaker 1>I started to work with the perfume. It was Perfume brand,

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<v Speaker 1>family brand that has asked me to to have my

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<v Speaker 1>own perfume. I was I remember sixteen, seventeen years old,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know at that time you're not so much

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<v Speaker 1>into perfumes, and so it's like I started to discover

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<v Speaker 1>a new world. And I remember them sending me the

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<v Speaker 1>different smells, the packaging, you know, to choose to pick

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<v Speaker 1>which one I liked. And it was actually fun because

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<v Speaker 1>you know how it is when you are playing, you're

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<v Speaker 1>like in a bubble. You don't do too many other things.

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<v Speaker 1>So so this was like a nice destruction. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I will get to the hotel, starts smelling the perfumes,

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<v Speaker 1>and and so actually I I like it. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>it's a it's a huge different world talking about the destructions. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>what would you advise any successful, good looking, young female athletes.

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<v Speaker 1>We talk about this mental wellness a lot of these days.

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<v Speaker 1>What helped you to find that balance between having all

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<v Speaker 1>the attention of the world on your shoulders, but at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time keep kind of a normal life. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's it's about funding a balance. I think, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to not forget that your person first of all,

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<v Speaker 1>and to keep doing the things that you like to do,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if it is I don't know, reading, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, listening to music, or or or we

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<v Speaker 1>even study. UM, I think you should not stop doing

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<v Speaker 1>those things. I think you should put some time into

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<v Speaker 1>that to to find the balance. Because tennis takes it

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<v Speaker 1>takes about, you know, twenty four hours a day, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's important that you find a balancing. You put

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<v Speaker 1>some time to yourself, you know, in the things you

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<v Speaker 1>like to do. UM. You know, go to a concert

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<v Speaker 1>if you like music, or go to a museum, go

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<v Speaker 1>to a bookstore. UM. Or like I said, is to study,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if you continue to study. Also, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>nice UM. The podcast it's called The Real DNA because

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like DNA for me, it's tennis. I think

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<v Speaker 1>for you it's the same time, same thing. What is

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest gift tennis has given you for your life?

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<v Speaker 1>So many, so many I'm so um so thankful to

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<v Speaker 1>to tennis because all the people I met, the friends

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<v Speaker 1>I have, UM, the places I got to see, the

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<v Speaker 1>the growth, the maturity, um, so many things, UM, the

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<v Speaker 1>connection with people. It's uh, so many things. The upside

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<v Speaker 1>of tennis that people maybe haven't realized that you had

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<v Speaker 1>to deal with. UM. I think the media, the press

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<v Speaker 1>that was that was tough. I remember in the beginning

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<v Speaker 1>when I started to become more popular in my home

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<v Speaker 1>country in Argentina, I would read the newspaper and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>seeing a negative comment or something that was not based

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<v Speaker 1>in anything you know and mean, so I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>why did they write these things? You know? And I

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<v Speaker 1>had to to work on that a lot, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to try to not not to read, not to to

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<v Speaker 1>to listen or to get distracted with those things. So um, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it took me a while. UM. And then in Argentina,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, uh, the media could be really tough, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like like they want you to be number one you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the next day, and so one day you're here and

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<v Speaker 1>another day you're down here, you know. So it's difficult.

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<v Speaker 1>It's something that you really have to work on. What

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<v Speaker 1>would you advise the young athletes out there with the

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<v Speaker 1>social media now, because back in the day maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>can kind of find a distance and hide away for it.

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<v Speaker 1>Now not really. I'm so thankful that we have media

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<v Speaker 1>exactly exactly because this stays is um the communication is

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<v Speaker 1>so much from everywhere, and you see so many negative comments,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's very hard not to read them. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you always get caught in those comments. And how do

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<v Speaker 1>you deal with it? You know, I see it. I

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<v Speaker 1>see it with the players today. UM. So I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know really how how do you do it? But I

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<v Speaker 1>would again, I will try to find a balance and

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<v Speaker 1>not to to focus on that so much. I will

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<v Speaker 1>leave it aside during the tournaments and perhaps afterwards, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>started to to read or to write, but during the events,

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<v Speaker 1>I will try to stay away and gave a very

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<v Speaker 1>last thing. It's something we actually have in common. And

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<v Speaker 1>I just would like you to describe, maybe in a

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<v Speaker 1>few sentences, what it was like for you to work

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<v Speaker 1>with him, because we had the same coult At at at

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<v Speaker 1>one point uncil him in it. And that's where I

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<v Speaker 1>was trying to do as many things as similar as

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<v Speaker 1>you and to me, he was a very special person

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<v Speaker 1>and it's uh, maybe something would great memories from my heel. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I was very young when I started with him, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was eighteen or yeah, more or less. Um. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember his way of working, you know, very um like

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<v Speaker 1>like focus. He had a a way of training that

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<v Speaker 1>he will Yeah, a system of training you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>like very systematic, you know, and uh and and and

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<v Speaker 1>I always remember that. Um. He was very organized and discipline,

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<v Speaker 1>discipline exactly, that's the world, very discipline. Fun. I had

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fun with him also of the court.

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<v Speaker 1>It was nice. This was such a pleasure for me

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<v Speaker 1>because for finding that, I'm a really appreciate it. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so much. Thank you. You have been listening to

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