“It’s an injury that will always be there. This time, it’s different. I always manage to have control of pain on the right side, but from time to time, it touches my nerve, “ explained the main interested party. “It’s like a hernia that has moved. I could play with that, but as it touches my nerve, I can’t lead a normal life. »»
« Every day, I wake up with fear. This week, I sent messages to my coach (Pol Toledo) at 5:00 am because I couldn’t sleep. Mentally, I pay the price. I am a stubborn person, so I will not retire until the doctors ask me … and I chat with them every day.«
If doctors tell me to stop at 30 or 32, that’s how
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“I always told them, ‘Until you opened me and there is no other solution, I will continue the infiltration, even if they are harmful to the body’. Even if it does not do me good physically, I will continue as long as it allows me to play. It’s part of my character. »
At 27, Paula Badosa has no illusions about a long career. She understood that she would stop early despite her ultimate desire to push her body to the end.
“I accepted the fact that I will retire young people and that, the next day, I will go directly to the operating room. I have been aware since I started to have these problems with my back. Tennis gives me a lot every day. If they tell me to stop at 30 or 32, that’s how it is. But if I can endure all of this in one way or another, then I will try. »»
