Giannis Antetokounmpo's speech went around the world and was appreciated by many sportsmen. The Greek basketball player suffered a tough elimination in the first round of the NBA playoffs with his Milwaukee Bucks, but he sent a really positive message at the press conference.
"In sport there is no such thing as failure. There are good days and bad days. There are days in which you win and others in which your opponents win, but everything is a step towards another success, because in sport there is always a another step to take. Michael Jordan played 15 years and won 6 titles. So in the other 9 he failed?”
Carlos Alcaraz, this time after a win, was asked the same question after his match with Karen Khachanov. The Spaniard defeated his rival in straight sets and gained access to the semifinals of the Masters 1000 in Madrid for the second consecutive year.
"Failure does not exist in sport, Kobe Bryant already said so. It all depends on you and how you handle defeats. For me it represents an opportunity to continue to grow and learn. If you fail on Monday, it will try again on Tuesday and so on.
You must never stop taking small steps forward, because you will surely fall on some occasions. The important thing is how you deal with negative moments, you have to be able to get back up even stronger. Failure shouldn't be taken as something extremely negative, but rather as a lesson to keep improving."
Unlike many of his peers, alleged champions, Carlos demonstrated his maturity and wisdom with his words, once again, despite his young age. In 2023, Alcaraz has always pushed himself to at least the semifinals in all the tournaments he has participated in.
Impressive numbers capable of describing the status that the Spaniard has achieved in the world of tennis despite his young age: "It's an incredible number. I try to maintain a very high level in every tournament I enter, it's something I work on a lot together with my team and a goal we have."
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