'When I leave this world....' - Rafael Nadal expresses his desire to be remembered as human being first rather than Tennis player

Tennis star Rafael Nadal has recently opened up about his terrific career and expressed his desire to be remembered as a human being rather than a Tennis player. The 22-time Grand Slam winner has recently joined his rival Roger Ferderer in an advertisement for Louis Vuitton to talk about the best moments of his career.

The Spanish star reveals that he always wanted to be remembered as a great human being, not for how many grand slams or how much success he had in his life. Rafa accepted that he had achieved a success that he had never thought of or dreamed of in his life.

“At the end, what will make me feel really proud and happy is, when I leave this world, if the tournament directors, the people who work on the tournaments, staff, ATP, say good things about who I was on the tour or who I am as a person more than as a tennis player," said Rafael Nadal.

I achieved more than I ever dreamed about: Rafael Nadal

Meanwhile, Roger Federer also talks about suffering the loss against Nadal back in 2004, when he was just 14 years old. The star player revealed that it was very disappointing for him to suffer the loss at the Miami Open back in 2004. Federer says that Rafael Nadal's style of playing and attitude at a young age were totally different, which helped him take the game to the epitome of the level.

“Because as a tennis player, at the end, we have the titles we have the achievements and that's how it is. I achieved more than I ever dreamed about. So, for me at the end, the legacy as a human being, after achieving all the things that we achieved, I think for me, is the most important thing. But Carlos Moya - who is my coach today - he was right next to me and in some ways, he helped me a lot when I arrived on the tour," he added further.