00:00Well I have to start being thank you very much everyone here have been have
00:14been an amazing few days thank you to his excellency and all the all the
00:21people who put together a great effort organizing this great event bringing a
00:27fantastic players and yeah as a Novak said one of the most passionate crowds
00:33that we ever played so thank you very much for everything
00:41well I want to just say a few words to Novak and his team thank you very much
00:46for for everything for what you say today and for all the all the moments
00:51that we shared on court during all of all our careers now have been an amazing
00:56rivalry I think in a personal way I had to say that you helped me to go over my
01:03limits during almost 15 years so yeah thank you for that because without that
01:09probably I will not be the player that I am today thank you
01:15and congratulations for all the for all the titles and amazing career to you to
01:21your team and wish all the very best of luck for for the future
01:28and answering your question what I'm gonna miss the most is probably almost
01:33everything no having a dream come true be able to play for almost 20 years of
01:41career being competitive and having the chance to play in the best places in the
01:47world our best tournaments best stadium something that I watched it on TV when I
01:50was a kid so at the end I realized my dream to become a professional tennis
01:57player and be a successful one no and I I really can't thank enough the support
02:05and the love that I received all around no have been an amazing energy in every
02:10single single tournament that I was able to play during all these all these years
02:14huge support of course from my team from my family but at the same time from all
02:22the tennis tennis world no I have been a huge pleasure to be to be around I feel
02:27very fortunate guy to to be a tennis player we have a great a great tour and
02:34a lot of great people running the sport so I feel very fortunate and I want to
02:39thank you everyone so more time at the Academy more time with business interests
02:49around the world it's a very very exciting time what comes next for you
02:53more time with with what he's not a baby anymore with baby Rafa he thought you
02:59were great tonight by the way we all did he thought you were fantastic but but he
03:03thought the little spider he was watching was even better so from all of
03:08us who have watched you in all these years I'm sure you know what you've
03:15given us you've thrilled us you've been the one out here sacrificing your body
03:19and your mind and enjoying yourself I hope as well but it has been a singular
03:24pleasure for all of us to watch your career and most importantly if I may say
03:29so the way you've handled yourself be we just in the media or the public or your
03:35opponents thank you very much
03:39Rafa Nadal ladies and gentlemen
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