00:00One never wants to get to this moment, I'm not tired of playing tennis,
00:26my body has reached a point where it doesn't want to play tennis anymore,
00:31so we have to accept the situation.
00:34I feel super privileged, I could make my career out of one of my hobbies,
00:43and it's much longer than I could have imagined.
00:47I can only thank life and all these people I have behind me,
00:53some of them are not here, but many of them are.
00:56You have given me family, especially without any doubt.
01:01Team, friends, I don't want to personalize it right now,
01:08because it's really difficult and I'm going to forget about people,
01:12but you have been an unforgettable part of my day to day during all these years.
01:23I'm super passionate about sports in general,
01:27I'm going to retire from professional tennis, but I'm still here.
01:31I hope to continue being a good ambassador for tennis.
01:52It was a lot of emotions, the speech, the farewells, the tears,
02:04my mom cried, I also had red eyes,
02:10but I think it was Rafa who had the most emotions.
02:13I think Rafa will always be connected to the world of sport,
02:17for the Spaniards in particular, he has a lot of influence on many people,
02:22at least on us.
02:24Not only on a sporting level, but also on a personal level.
02:26He is a person who has a lot of influence,
02:28and we believe that he will continue to be connected to sport,
02:31and in a personal way, he will continue to be there for a long time.
02:47Rafa!
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