Nadal's Emotional Speech as He Was Invested 'Honoris Causa' in Salamanca: "Sport Taught Me Not to Feel Better than Anyone Else"

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"Accepting defeat, learning from it and working hard to get back up is one of the most valuable lessons I have learned over time," Nadal said in his speech.

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The Mallorcan tennis player claims that "the real success" is not in the result, but "in the journey travelled, the effort, the attitude and the way to face every challenge" Rafa Nadal has received on Friday the doctorate "honoris causa" from the University of Salamanca, the first athlete to receive this recognition in this academic institution. "No sporting objective is above values or training", has defended the Mallorcan sportsman during his …

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Since this Friday, Rafa Nadal (Mallorca, 39), who has been considered the best Spanish sportsman of all time, holds a new title. The former tennis player has become the first sportsman invested with honorary doctorate by the University of Salamanca, the highest distinction granted by the academic institution. It is the appointment with the most unusual opposition in history to the appointment of an illustrious person: Nadal received the “no” of …

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Between applause and many signs of affection Rafa Nadal has been received on his arrival at the University of Salamanca by hundreds of salamants before being invested doctor 'honoris causa'. The numbers of the Balearic as one of the best tennis players and athletes in the world speak for themselves to receive such honor, being the first athlete to do so. In this sense, Nadal adds 22 Grand Slam titles, 14 of them in Roland Garros, two Olympic gol…

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"I can't be happier," Rafael Nadal said at the beginning of his excited thank-you speech after receiving this recognition in front of his family.

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Rafael Nadal, the legendary Majorcan champion who wrote indelible pages of the history of tennis (and sports in general), was awarded today an honorary degree by the University of Salamanca, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the Hispanic world. The solemn ceremony took place in the imposing and historic Paraninfo of the University, in the presence of the highest academic authorities.