Carlos Alcaraz with imposed 7-6, 6-7 and 6-3 to Tommy Paul in the round of 16 Masters 1000 Cincinnati 2023 in a tough match that lasted 3 hours and 9 minutes that had to be interrupted up to four times because of the rain.
The Spanish tennis player, who was encouraged throughout the game with the phrase “Intensity, like a rock!” what your coach told you Juan Carlos Ferreroexplained in the press conference after the game that in the changing rooms was motivated by watching a video “of training from the movie Rocky 4”.
Carlos Alcaraz did not hesitate to admit that Rocky 4 is is a “key weapon” to increase his level, and it is not the first time he has done it.
“I put on a video of Rocky, I always wear the training from the Rocky 4 movie, the training between Iván Drago and Rocky, that video is key for me,” Alcaraz replied to EFE.
At the press conference, Alcaraz explained that “we always try to be happy, it is our way of being. I have always dreamed of being here, being in this type of situation. I have arrived and we will have to enjoy it, take it in the best possible way, everything that comes. When I show a smile it means I’m enjoying myself and when I show my best version on the court… With my team we always try to make jokes both on and off the court to enjoy every second that tennis gives us.”
Carlos Alcaraz and his special connection with Rocky Balboa: “Every game day I put on three Rocky songs”
After a match in the round of 16 of the Miami Masters 1,000, in which he also beat Tommy Paul in March 2023, Carlos Alcaraz told an anecdote about the way he motivates himself in the hours before his matches and revealed that he always listens and sings “very loud” with his coaching staff the songs from the movie Rocky, in particular ‘Eye of the tiger’ by Survivor.
I always remember the Rocky movies, all the Rocky songs. Every game day, I play three Rocky songs in the car, like ‘Eye of the Tiger’
Carlos Alcaraz
“I always remember Rocky’s movies, all of Rocky’s songs. Every game day, I play three Rocky songs in the car, like ‘Eye of the Tiger,'” Alcaraz said in statements that were also reproduced by the EFE news agency. .
We sing Rocky’s songs with my team, we sing very loud, it’s something that motivates me a lot
Carlos Alcaraz
“We sing them with my team, we sing very loud, it’s something that motivates me a lot,” he added on ‘Tennis Channel’.
2023-08-18 03:11:08
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