The childhood It is one of the most important vital moments for the development of a person’s personality and abilities. something that is especially notable in the attitude of the athleteswhose family and educational environment becomes a fundamental pillar for learning to manage a much more demanding pace of life than normal. As with Djokovic’s way of thinking, Djokovic’s fighting spirit Carlos Alcaraz It was the result of his family and coaches, explained his school tutor.
Carlos Alcaraz’s explosive power and speed have led him to be the two-time champion of the Wimbledon Championshipsthe United States Open, the Roland Garros Tournament and being the current champion of the Australian Open at only 23 years old. All of this has placed him in third place in the ATP ranking, only surpassed by Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev. Although, as explained Loli, tutor of the tennis player in the fifth and sixth grade of Primaryto the Espejo Público program, the young man has always stood out above the rest.
Combining studies with training is not an easy task, especially if they are still in primary school. For this reason, the Ciudad de la Paz school in El Palmar, in Murcia, created a special schedule which would allow him to miss classes without affecting his grades. As Loli explained to the Antena 3 program, “there were weeks when it was a week or even 10 days away“. Despite this, the young Alcaraz was able to maintain a remarkable level. “I asked him ‘What have you done, Carlos?’… and he told me: ‘Nothing,'” but then “I got a 7 or an 8”.
The Spanish tennis player has good memories of his childhood despite his intense study and training routine.
Although the facilities provided by the school were an essential help, the truth is that Maintaining the academic level also depended enormously on Alcarazwho knew how to make time between training to stay up to date and do the homework that was assigned to him. Her tutor explained that “she took advantage of the time she had, very focused on both tennis and studies; He has always given everything. There is a lot of effort behind this. Many times as a child I was exhausted and I I asked him: ‘Is it worth it?’, and he told me yes. “I was very clear about it.”
On many occasions, the Spanish tennis player has spoken fondly of his childhood. In statements given to “Semana” a few months ago, he assured that “I remember my childhood as a very beautiful stage.. I still have the friends I made and my group was from the El Palmar Country Club Society. I lived happily and in a loving environment, without great luxuries, but today I know that the little things make a difference. I didn’t need anything else to be happy“, showing that, despite the sacrifices, it was all worth it to get to where he is.
“I had dreams, I pursued them and today I am surrounded by the idols I had. I wouldn’t believe what I’ve already achieved“, he explained. Although to achieve them, the support of his family and coaches was essential. As his tutor explained, “his parents have always worked with him. His coaches, always. He’s been surrounded by people who have kept him where he is.working with many values”, which enhanced skills and a way of being that I already had innately.
An ambition that grew and has led him to occupy third place in the ATP ranking
“He is ambitious personally, but then he is very humble. He has innate gestures. Since I was little, it has been sown and is germinating,” concluded Loli. That ambition has been noted since the beginning of her career and, above all, in a message that she launched after positioning herself as the second tennis player in history in getting most wins in his first 100 Grand Slam matches.
After managing to beat the French tennis player Corentin Moutet, Alcaraz assured ‘Eurosport’: “The truth is that precocity records I try not to pay too much attention to them. In the end, the records I want to make or the table I want to be at is later, at the end of the race. It wouldn’t mean anything, or it wouldn’t matter what I’m achieving now if I stagnate here and don’t continue to improve in the coming years.” And he concluded by saying that, although he was happy with his statistics, these They only gave him “more hunger and energy to go out for more”.