Padel World Press .- Pablo Lima revalidated in 2017, for the third consecutive year, your 1 number role in the world. During the past campaign, he conquered a total of 8 titles and He was crowned for the first time as Master of Paddle next to the great Fernando Belasteguín, when winning by 6-3 and 6-2 to Matías Díaz-Maxi Sánchez in the final of the Estrella Damm Masters Finals.
To speak of Pablo Lima is to do it not only best Brazilian player of all time but, in addition, the one from Porto Alegre is one of the professionals of more level of the WPT Circuit. That data is something confirmed by Bela himself, who defined him as: "The best of today. He could continue to be 1 number with any other partner by his side ", given his brutal talent.
The member of the ASICS Team lives an extraordinary moment and has managed to build a career full of success thanks to its dominant game and its fierce competitiveness. In that sense, to date we knew a lot about his character inside the track and about his style of play but in this interview, and thanks to World Padel Tour, we will also enter into its more personal and human side, which will allow us to know its secrets and the motivations that move it to continue playing each game as if it were the last.
When summarizing his 2017, Pablo Lima commented that, although they managed to maintain their 1 number status, they did not do everything right and there were stretches of the season in which his game was not ideal. That situation he blamed, among other things, the change of coach and the fact that they had to play two tournaments without a coach on the bench. However, after Bela's operation, the results returned to 'their course' and they managed to find a upward trend in its performance, which helped them add many triumphs.
As already stated on other occasions, the objectives of the Brazilian are not merely numerical but that They have to do more with sensations. Clearly competitiveness is one of the defining characteristics although sometimes this extreme self-demand can turn against him: "I focus on things to be playing well and this year, in some sections, we have not done it. That made me very tense and worried, I'm a little sick in that aspect [...]. When I win I'm already thinking about the next tournament, I do not enjoy victories as much as I should. "
One reason to always look for perfection is the pressure of having the most successful player of all time by his side: "When you play with Belasteguín, if you win for the fans, it's as if nothing happens, but if you lose, it's a disaster. People are not aware of how difficult it is to endure that. Winning a tournament is difficult, there are many couples that play well and you can not always get there "commented Lima, emphasizing the increasing level of the WPT Circuit.
Thanks to the expansion of World Padel Tour, this sport has grown in number of followers exponentially year after year, which has made the players of higher level are increasingly recognized. This situation is something strange for him, given his humble origins, so he is not used to having so much repercussion: "I do not feel special for winning tournaments; I feel like a normal person. That's why it's rare to give interviews, that people listen to what I have to say. " In fact, that now is a person recognized among the followers of the paddle has come to put in some other curious situation that previously could not imagine, which counted in this interview.
But not everything is sport in the life of Pablo Lima, since his family is the most important thing for him, which gives him strength and encouragement to continue competing at the level he does. "When you are a parent you feel that you have a responsibility, that you can not do things anymore. I want my son to grow up to value me as a good person, not as a paddle player. "
A competitive animal, an unstoppable player, whose motivation is to have a full career, continue to succeed and raise titles, but whose final goal is to be next to theirs and enjoy life"I want to play paddle tennis as much as I can, but for me the most important thing is to be close to my family and enjoy life with them." A clear sample, an expanded perspective, of the essence of the great Pablo Lima.
Then we leave the video with the complete interview made by the World Padel Tour team.
The show does not stop and we can only say ... Enjoy the Game !!!
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