This is where I sleep. This is my bedroom.
CARLOS ALCARAZ GAVE US EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO FOLLOW HIM, HIS FAMILY, AND HIS TEAM
DURING THE MOST DECISIVE SEASON OF HIS CAREER
After each tournament, this is my place.
This is my calm place.
Here I have my hobby, something I love, which is sneakers, as you can see.
I need more space.
It's pretty small, but I manage.
And for people that ask, "Where do you keep your trophies?" Well, here.
I have some important ones here.
This one is from the 2022 US Open.
He is only 19 years old,
and he has been crowned US Open champion!
The youngest champion in history.
The rest are in the living room.
Wimbledon, of course.
This one is awesome. Here are all the champions.
"Federer, Federer, Federer, Federer, Federer, Nadal."
"Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Murray, Djokovic, Djokovic, Murray,
Federer, Djokovic, Djokovic, Djokovic."
And suddenly, here I am, you know?
It's like, "What the hell is going on?"
The joy of winning Wimbledon,
which is experienced by a very select few,
true geniuses.
I see myself as a normal person.
There's no food in the world like my mother's. Let me tell you.
But what I'd really like is to be the best in history.
It's my dream, but what's really important is to enjoy myself.
We'll eat this.
To play well on the court,
I also need to spend time with the people I care about.
You'll always be my little bro, and I'll smack you if I need to.
For me, it might not be compatible, but it's necessary.
Tomorrow, I'm gonna have to do a press conference.
His approach to work and sacrifice is different from ours.
When you left, I said "Carlos, now's not the time."
And you said, "No, it is because I need it
It's so different that it makes me question
whether he can really be the greatest of all time.
Tell us, in this condition, can you compete?
If you feel like you're sacrificing too much,
you definitely won't make it, because you'll burn out too soon, right?
The fucking middle of the court! What am I looking for there?
At the end of the season, Carlos hits rock bottom.
Hold on.
Relax.
I didn't have the mental strength to endure it.
If I go there and feel that way, I might as well quit tennis.
He wants to live
like a typical 21-year-old kid, and that's perfectly normal.
Carlitos will jump in first. Butt first.
But we also have to tell him,
as much as he may want to be, he's not a typical 21-year-old.
I'm paving my way to be the best player of all time.
But I'll do it my way.
CARLOS ALCARAZ MY WAY
Waiter!
- Bring me a tater! - Some clams too.
Excuse me. Good afternoon.
Leave them next to your brother Álvaro. He really likes cockles.
- Here. I can't reach. - There you go.
- Come on, Sergio. - You have a knack for that.
- Damn, marineras! I didn't see them. - The potatoes, the meat, and the broth.
Yes, everyone needs to know.
There's no food in the world like my mother's. Let me tell you.
I'm going to live with her until I'm 50.
No? Of course.
Pass me my plate.
- Are there any cones? - No, all gone.
No. Did you eat them all? You eat everything, man.
You always eat all the cones, man. It's crazy.
- He eats three… - You don't leave any.
- He eats two at a time. - He eats three every meal.
It's crazy. He doesn't even leave one single cone, man.
I'm the kind of person who enjoys spending time at home.
The little things are what make me happy.
I mean, right now I'm at home,
and this afternoon, I'll have coffee at my friend's house.
And that makes me happy.
Now you'll have some pear, some fruit, and some mango.
But by taking the free days I have after the tournaments,
at most, it adds up to about two months at home.
I want to spend time with my friends and my family.
I want to have free time.
But tennis doesn't allow for that.
START OF THE 2024 SEASON
Three series.
When I was 15, I wanted to be a tennis player, obviously.
Once you get there,
you realize how much work actually goes into it.
That's it. Harder.
Maximum effort.
You don't think about the level of physical demand,
especially not the mental demand,
not being able to see your family…
…dealing with the media.
Obviously, there are times when I want to take a break,
but I have to remind myself that this is what I've always dreamed of.
- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
Dealing with people, the expectations…
And this one.
You have to deal with all of that, and it's not easy.
- We still have-- - Another meet and greet.
We have the meet and greet with Louis Vuitton.
And then we can focus on the tournament.
Alcaraz just lost in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open,
marking his exit from the first major tournament of the year.
The tour is very demanding.
You have tournaments happening nonstop.
COACH
You have to learn to fulfill your obligations
if you truly want to be in this world.
I get a lot of interview questions and people asking me,
"What is your fear, really?"
And I don't know how to answer.
But right now, my fear would be to see tennis as an obligation.
Put it on, and you have to… Yes, there it is.
Okay.
- Pull it up your neck. - Oh yeah.
Pull it up like this.
For Carlos, it stops being a fun, ambitious, and exciting challenge
and turns into an obligation.
An obligation to win,
an obligation to have to get up in the morning and train to the maximum.
It's a real obligation.
And I don't think he's ever felt the full weight of that word before.
Let's do two, one, two, one.
And when you finish here, send over a drop shot.
- All right. - Okay?
I feel like I'm not myself.
And that causes me to have anxiety, frustration, doubts.
It makes me say, "Is this really what I want?"
"Is this really the life I want to live?"
"Do I really want to… continue?"
If you try to pigeonhole Carlos,
if you want him to work just because it's what's expected,
we'll lose him.
AGENT
Then he loses the joy, he loses the drive,
and in three years, he might quit playing tennis.
MARCH 2024
The first day he arrived at Indian Wells,
he looked solemn and worried.
He's sad.
At Indian Wells, he seemed noticeably more tense,
without that smile we're used to.
We saw that he was suffering, and you have to put a stop to that.
- What club are you using? - The 58.
We need to help the athlete
so they don't end up in a situation like now,
thinking, "Man, I don't feel like holding a racket anymore."
"All this effort isn't worth it."
I think it's an important role of the team to help him in that regard.
I put myself in his shoes, and with all that pressure,
what you need to do is escape from the pressure
and not think about that important match you have to play.
Damn. What a shot!
We play a lot of golf.
We break up all the team members into pairs.
- Alberto! - It's a good thing we have a mulligan.
- Take another. - It sure is, man.
It's because they're filming me!
And it was constant laughter.
Because we were… Picture this.
Someone would go to take a shot with all of us behind,
hoping he'd mess it up.
He'd mess it up, and we'd all be like… cracking up.
So doing this all day, we create a great atmosphere.
And here's dinner.
Looks like we got a nice pork chop. Grab it for dinner.
It was simply a moment to unwind, to let loose.
This is what really brings him to life.
- Send it down there. - This is the penalty shot.
It really made me reconnect
with my essence, with my happiness, with my sense of enjoyment.
Come on, partner!
It was like being at home.
- What a shot, bro. - On the green, right?
He feels supported, the team, golf… I mean, he's super happy.
You'll see Álvaro's second shot.
And his face changes.
- Show my good shot, okay? - This guy isn't kidding around.
The question is how he'll start competing.
To regain my joy, I need to feel really good off the court.
At Indian Wells, I felt great off the court.
All my nerves disappeared, and that's when I fully enjoyed it.
- Unbelievable. Amazing! - Well, well, well!
What a show!
He needed to reconnect with his tennis.
Smiling on the court.
Great shot from Alcaraz, and Daniil Medvedev can't return that.
7-6, 6-1 to Alcaraz,
who claims another win at Indian Wells.
Many people who know me sent messages like,
"I'm so glad to see you having fun again. I'm so glad to see you smiling again."
But two weeks go by, and then the injury happens.
- How many? - Ten.
How hard is it?
- It's a bit hard. - Zero to ten?
- Six. - Okay.
So on the right, it shouldn't be more than seven or eight, okay?
After Indian Wells, I felt a sharp pain in my forearm.
Okay, one. All the way to the end. Come on.
It was my right arm, which I use for everything.
The serve, the volley, the forehand,
which is where I accelerate the most and generate the most power.
Let's see, turning my hand like this.
- How is it, Carlos? - Good.
Good. Bravo.
When he got injured,
with Roland-Garros just around the corner,
doubts started to surface
about whether he'd be in the best shape for the tournament.
8 WEEKS UNTIL ROLAND GARROS
Let's work on the area, moving it normally.
- Is this your room, Álvaro? - Yes, it is, actually.
See? I invade my brother's room all the time.
I'm used to it by now.
Between him, who gets treatment here,
and the kids who come to play on the computer and stuff…
We always fight because, I mean, this is my room.
Well, my "room." It doesn't even have a door, you know?
There are always people squatting in my room.
He has a squatter in his own room.
I could live alone, but I like being with my family.
I like being with my parents.
Let's make it more dynamic, okay? And then we'll go work downstairs.
Carlos spends so much time away from home that we kind of adapt to him
and try to train a lot at his house so he doesn't have to travel, you know?
Good job with the lower back. Bravo.
Kira, come here!
- The camera. - Kira.
- Let's mic her up. - Kira wants to train with us too.
Not a lot of female neighbors watching.
That's because the windows are tinted, but…
With the injury, being at home helps me not to overthink it.
I mean, if I were somewhere else by myself,
it'd be a lot more difficult.
- Let's go downstairs. - No…
Let's take the stairs, dude. Let's move our legs. Come on.
For sure, dude.
Let's move our bodies. Why would we take the elevator?
- Guys, how's it going? - Good. Can we play together?
I'll play for a bit.
They've opened some tennis courts right below my house.
And I thought, "Well, let's go down there to see how I feel."
- Look at that arm! - You get that playing tennis.
But I'll beat him.
The sparring partner we had on hand was his father.
Carlos's dad needs to warm up, right?
- It's just to hit some balls, right? Not… - Yeah.
It had been a very, very, very long time since I'd played with my dad.
There? Forehand, backhand, forehand.
Keep changing it up.
I've always been involved in the world of tennis.
I played with him when he was 12,
but I think from the age of 13, Carlos could've easily beaten me.
No doubt.
When I saw that my kids started beating me,
I'd quickly find any excuse not to play them
and say, "This is as far as we go."
- The last one there. - Okay.
I can't say I've ever beaten my father.
I can't.
Come on in. It's all good.
I'll sign for everyone, don't worry.
Tennis is something we've always had at home, from my parents.
And with Carlos, ever since he was very little,
we enrolled him in a tennis school in the town of El Palmar.
REAL SOCIEDAD COUNTRY CLUB OF MURCIA
He evolved his game remarkably fast.
Come on. Let's get a good look at your footwork.
I coached Carlitos since he was only five years old.
He was a kid who, anything you told him to do,
you'd show him twice, and he'd do it.
- Angle! - Very good.
Very good. Now you're doing it.
That's it, bro!
The first time I saw him with a racket in his hand,
it was truly incredible.
You saw something different. It was like he was too good to be true.
He had a good grip, made a lot of drop shots,
a great feel for the ball.
He had a fantastic forehand.
He could really slam the ball hard. Like 3,000 miles per hour.
Ever since he picked up a racket, when he was around three or four,
you could see him smiling every time he went to a training session or a match.
He's always been like that.
He really wants to play tennis,
as long as he's having fun and having a good time.
But all the coaches always say the same thing.
"When Carlos comes to train and play, he always gives it his all."
Ever since I was a little boy,
what I've needed whenever I step onto the court is to give it my all.
When I'm not giving it my all, when I'm in second gear,
everything is much harder.
After weeks of rest and recovery,
I was still feeling shitty and worried about my forearm injury.
- Any anti-inflammatories yesterday? - No.
I'm also thinking about the next goal.
What's the next tournament? Barcelona.
It's the tournament I look forward to practically all year.
And that was the test day.
Tomorrow, if everything goes well,
the warm-up will be a normal competition training session.
Well, then we'll just have to wait and see if everything goes well.
We're training, and he's worried, right?
Last series!
We eventually had to tell him, "Carlos, you need to hit a normal shot."
"Otherwise, we'll go to Barcelona, and it'll be an even bigger letdown."
But I got to the point where I felt it.
- You feel it, right? - It hurts a lot.
Sure.
Look, I think the main issue here is with the pain he's dealing with,
he won't be playing at 100%.
Because if he's already feeling discomfort and pain here,
how can he play a match at 300%?
It's always been a bit difficult for him to deal with physical problems.
I remember when he first started getting cramps,
he was like, "No, I can't play. Impossible."
Tell us, in this condition, can you compete?
After that training session, I felt really shitty.
At the time, I remember feeling so frustrated that I couldn't hold it in.
And honestly, it was very tough.
It was very tough for me.
6 WEEKS UNTIL ROLAND GARROS
When you get injured and can't play in a tournament,
the last thing you want is to be there.
It was really tough for Carlos to go to Barcelona,
but you have to show up and be grateful.
Plus, you have to talk to the people.
The tournament pours a lot of resources into promotion and marketing.
If Carlos didn't show up, it'd really hurt the tournament.
So it's important that you make it clear that you've been trying to recover
right up until the end so you could be here in Barcelona.
So it's important that you take as much time as you need, okay?
- No rush. You speak for yourself, okay? - Okay.
Take all the time you need, and explain everything. Come on, man.
Right now, my goal is to make it to Madrid.
But at the moment, it's very hard to say.
Thank you.
MUTUA MADRID OPEN PRESENTATION
There are moments and moments.
Some moments you can show up a bit late.
And shit, it might piss you off, but--
- Yes, I've got it, man. - But today, just be present, man.
I had met some friends for lunch.
In the end, one thing led to another, and it took longer than expected.
I was supposed to be at the hotel by 4:00 p.m.,
but I got there at 4:30 and had to get changed.
That day, I was very angry with Carlos,
but it wasn't about punctuality.
Watch out for the taxi driver.
For me, it was more a lack of respect for other people.
And that's something I can't tolerate with Carlos.
Well, now I'll get there first, and what happens?
It doesn't matter if you're the best in the world
because no one should have to wait for you, Carlos.
That's when I'll tell them, "Do I have to wait?"
- No, you won't say anything. - I'm just kidding.
- I'm not in a position to say anything. - No, that's right.
Right now, I'm in a position to bow my head and take the blows.
And I know that. The good thing is, I know it.
- I know what position I'm in. - Perfect.
That's important.
In the end, we're talking about a kid
with a lot of responsibilities he didn't ask for.
But it's important he understands that all of us around him,
everything we say and do is for his own good.
Carlitos Alcaraz, you couldn't participate in Barcelona.
Are you trying to make it to Madrid, or are you going to be in Madrid?
We're doing everything in our power to recover.
And if everything goes as planned, I think we will be there.
APRIL 2024
My man!
- What's up, bro? All good? - How are you? Ready?
- Yeah, I'm ready, man. - Are you gonna crush them all?
You know it.
UFC CHAMPION
- All good with you? - Doing great.
- That's awesome. - I came to see you.
In every tournament, we have certain promotional obligations,
and we try to be creative
so that Carlos actually gets excited about them.
He was excited about the Topuria event.
Can I lay one on you? It would be impossible, right?
- You could graze me, but not-- - Then nothing, zero.
Come on. Show us what you've got, Carlitos.
Take that! Take that!
- Take him down! - That'll show him.
I went easy on you, you know?
Let's see who's who here.
Look, I suck at this, okay?
Damn, you crushed that shit.
I have a padel court at home.
When I'm not injured and have time, I love it.
But you're always injured.
Lately, more often than I should be.
I've been having ankle issues and now this.
Let's say it out loud. We never want to get injured again.
- Exactly. Knock on wood. - A photo of you guys for social media?
- Okay. - Stand next to each other.
QUARTERFINALS
The spot is higher up, right? Or in the same place?
It's that area.
It feels sore. But basically, my whole body is sore.
None of this hurts.
Well, let's see.
We feel like we haven't made progress in overcoming the mental block
of the fear of hitting the ball hard.
Carlos knew that, against Rublev, he really needed to be at 100%.
- Okay. - But you need to step up your game.
And you have to know how to endure and push yourself.
- Be smart about this. - Yes.
- Be smart. Okay? - Yes.
Okay, let's go.
Rublev, one of the best players in the world.
He has incredible energy.
He can really slam the ball. To the right.
Well, here's Alcaraz's powerful strike…
What a great passing shot.
I start off well, win the first set.
He's joking, right? We're playing with that forehand speed today?
He wins the first set,
but we're still not getting a proper hit on the ball.
And suddenly,
I felt something in my forearm.
This was definitely not part of his plan.
That fucked me up.
That forehand was very strange, like he couldn't fully grip the racket.
If we win the tournament with this forehand, Albert,
I swear I'll get drunk, okay?
Fucking middle of the court!
The champion is having trouble with those strange shots he's hitting.
Something's off with his tennis.
I realized I needed to do something more.
But knowing what it meant to feel my forearm injury,
it was very hard to get it out of my head.
This one doesn't clear the net. Alcaraz is out of the tournament.
I think in that match, that mental block was really the main issue.
Bad, man, mentally.
Weak.
4 WEEKS UNTIL ROLAND GARROS
I have serious doubts.
- Playing the forehand again at just 50%… - No, of course.
And the next one is a Grand Slam, which is five sets.
Tennis players can play with that type of injury.
But he was scared.
That wears you down both physically and mentally
because you know you're not at 100%.
We made it through this tournament, and the next move is to go all in.
What he needed then was time.
But Roland-Garros was just around the corner,
and we were working with an extremely tight margin of error.
Hello, Carlos.
How are you doing, man?
Good, man. I'm about to take a shower.
What are you feeling in your arm?
I don't know, man. What worries me is that I don't know.
- But is it the same specific pain? - I just don't know, man.
Well, don't worry.
I don't know if it's the same spot or not,
or if the pain is somewhere else…
I don't know if it's from yesterday or if I hurt myself now. I don't know.
It's that doubt again of,
"Will I ever be able to hit my forehand at 100% again?"
"If I do, when will it be?"
Happy 21st birthday
Have a wonderful day today
Your grandmother wishes you A happy birthday
And many more to come!
GRANDMOTHER
Oh, you're so sweet! You deserve everything!
Come on!
I wanted to thank you all, damn, for so many years together.
We can't all get together very often.
Honestly, at least being able to celebrate my 21st birthday with all of you
is a pleasure and an honor for me.
So thank you all very much.
He loves being with his family and his friends who were at his birthday
because that's when he's most relaxed, when he's his true self.
Well, Carlitos, happy birthday, sweetheart.
I want you to know that I love you a ton.
And no matter how famous you are,
you'll always be my little bro, and I'll smack you if I need to.
He needs a little time to clear his head,
to take a step away from this demanding tennis world
and all the pressure that weighs on him.
And in the end, he's 21 years old.
He's 21 years old.
If you need some time for yourself, take it.
MOTHER
And that's okay.
If you need to be at home, go home.
If you need to go out, go out.
There are times when I don't really feel like playing,
times I don't want to travel.
There are times when I say, "I just want to be here."
"I want to be the 20-year-old that I am."
MAY 2024
3 DAYS UNTIL ROLAND GARROS
Roland-Garros is the only Grand Slam played on clay courts.
It was the tournament I dreamed of winning since I was a child.
Game, set, and match, Nadal.
Carlos grew up with Rafa as a role model.
So winning at the premier clay court tournament
is something that's been instilled in him from a very young age.
Besides, he played there when he was 12.
So he wanted to come back as a professional
and, why not, win the tournament.
Carlos has always been excited about Roland-Garros,
ever since he was a kid.
What do you think? How has this last week of preparation for Paris gone?
It's gone well. We've taken it step by step.
So far, so good. It's more of a…
- More of a mental thing. - More mental.
I was feeling better, but in the end,
I knew that if I felt it even a little, it meant taking three steps back.
What happened during the knock-up?
You just kept blasting shots without missing.
That's what you need to win here.
Every little thing I felt made me go, "Whoa, careful. Watch out."
We should remember every time we missed before.
More, more, more. Come on.
We needed him to shake off that mental block he had with his arm.
But it was impossible.
Welcome to the center court of Roland-Garros.
Welcome to the Philippe-Chatrier.
Times of high tension.
With the world number one's knee in question,
there's a lot of uncertainty on everyone's faces,
including that of Novak Djokovic.
And it's over. That's a wrap.
Alexander moves on to the second round.
Rafa Nadal, satisfied, confident in his level.
His participation in this 2024 Roland-Garros comes to an end.
What's special about this Roland-Garros is that, for the past 20 years,
there hasn't been a final without a player like Novak or Rafa Nadal.
Thank you, Rafa. Rafael Nadal!
A new generation is on the rise,
and it's a reality,
and they are the ones competing for the big tournaments in the end.
Let's see…
Tennis today is fortunate to be witnessing
this generational shift with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
Right now, at 23 years old,
he is the toughest player you can face.
Oh, no way! He is the best player.
Long arms, with very deep shots.
He had just won his first Grand Slam in Australia.
TENNIS PLAYER
No one can believe it inside the Hard Rock Stadium. Incredible.
He motivates me to be better.
He motivates me to want to improve so I can beat him.
Hello. How are you? Welcome to the best tennis in the world.
The Roland-Garros semifinals.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
First set, Carlos Alcaraz to serve.
Fifteen-love.
He really starts at a very high level.
I can't reach that level.
Game, Sinner.
I saw him, that he was struggling, you know, with the right hand,
so I tried to move him around, trying to see where he has pain
and where he doesn't have pain.
- An explosive start from Jannik. - He's a perfect machine.
He pushes your physical and mental limits.
When you move forward, loosen up your forehand.
Let the ball run.
In these kinds of situations, you have to believe in your game.
So I had to change something.
I sped up my forehand quite a bit.
And I hit it much harder.
Accelerating with his forehand.
Alcaraz needed to feel that with his forehand.
You can see, in the match, he's starting to hit his forehand
at his full potential.
Game, Alcaraz.
It was… a release.
But then came the third set.
I started cramping.
Suddenly, Alcaraz… Something is off.
- Last year, it was Carlos with Djokovic. - Yes.
It was a semifinal against the best of all time.
Game.
When you're in front of 10,000 people
and you realize cramps are holding you back from doing your best,
it hurts.
You fucking hate to be seen like that.
He has to learn and know how to manage the pain
and compete without being at 100%.
The best players in history have played and competed by managing pain well.
That loss was very tough.
The horror story was that, a year later, history would repeat itself.
My movement got worse.
I wasn't thinking clearly.
I didn't know what to do.
So, at that point, I looked at Juanqui.
We realized that Jannik started having problems.
I pointed out to Carlos
that the other guy was dealing with the same issues he was.
I think that's when he realized tennis doesn't have to be spectacular,
but the mind has to be spectacular.
Wow! That was a crazy shot!
That ball is impossible!
Then it becomes an all-out war
to see who can best overcome the situation at hand.
That's when I thought, "Jannik, if you really want to beat me,
you're gonna have to take me out on a stretcher."
He's done it!
The genius from El Palmar has advanced to the Roland-Garros final!
An epic battle. Five sets.
He won in New York. He won in London.
On Sunday, he has the chance to win here, in Paris.
The way he handled things mentally and overcame those issues was incredible.
We all ended up enjoying it.
We suffered, but we ended up enjoying it.
A historic day for tennis with the Roland-Garros final
between Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz.
The honor it brings to Spanish tennis,
and today, we hope to see our nation's tenth champion.
Carlos Alcaraz, who at age 12 said,
"I want to win Wimbledon, but above all, I want to win Roland-Garros."
- Name? - Carlos Alcaraz.
What would be your dream as a professional?
To win Roland-Garros and Wimbledon.
Zverev to serve. The match begins.
Wow. What a volley.
Spectacular, what Carlos just pulled off here.
When you're in a Roland-Garros final,
you shouldn't think about anything, other than to keep going.
The Spanish player just made an incredible play.
He pulled it off! What a huge win!
That's the moment when dreamland becomes conquered ground.
Roland-Garros champion, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia.
It's incredible. It gives you goosebumps, you know?
It's a feeling of immense joy.
I only think about him.
"Good job. You did it."
"This belongs to you, and you did it."
Champions, champions
Champion of Roland-Garros, Carlitos!
- Let's go! - Let's go!
Let's go!
- Let's go! - Yes!
Now I just need to climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower and hang off it
like King Kong on the Empire State Building.
- I'll be there on the Eiffel Tower. - There we go.
What are we doing today?
- We're drinking our dinner tonight, man. - We're drinking our dinner tonight.
Tomorrow, I'm gonna have to do a press conference.
- I'm pulling an all-nighter. - Yes.
Tomorrow, you and I have a press conference.
- I'm going hard tonight, Albert. - Nice.
Rock hard. Harder than dried salami.
If he had a tie on, it'd be on his head.
Right? My God.
At 11:00 a.m., I'll be banging on your bedroom door to get you up.
Make sure I'm alone.
Champions, champions
Seeing all my friends from my town,
my family,
my whole team…
There's the kid! There's the kid!
…I relaxed.
I was able to eat pizza. I had whatever I wanted.
Wine, champagne…
There was a bit of everything.
It was a very lovely, very special moment.
I was hopeful and excited enough to say,
"Well, I'm sure wonderful things are headed my way."
I want him to be the best in history.
But… I'm not sure if I can take it,
if I can keep going like this.
From a stricter standpoint, I tell him, "Carlos, now's not the time."
"You'll make a mistake. You're slipping up."
If stepping onto the court becomes an obligation,
then we'll start having a problem, right?
You're the best.
I'm 21, and right now, I want to make my own decisions.
If I mess up, I want it to be on me. I don't want people deciding for me.
With so many distractions,
you're straying from the path to become the greatest in history.
Subtitle translation by: Lee Pollard