Learn to Overcome Weakness and Pain

Rafael Nadal

Jan 31, 2022

Kayla Kim

Knowledge Management and Learning Analyst, United Nations Development Programme

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Rafal Nadal: “Endure, put up with whatever comes your way, learn to overcome weakness and pain, push yourself to breaking point but never cave in.” — **Rafal Nadal:** *“Endure, put up with whatever comes your way, learn to overcome weakness and pain, push yourself to breaking point but never cave in.”*
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Rafael Nadal (1986-) is a Spanish professional tennis player. This weekend he won the Australian Open for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title!

He has won a record 36 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 21 ATP Tour 500 titles and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. He has also won a record 13 French Open titles, 4 US Open titles, 2 Wimbledon titles and two Australian Open title, and won at least one Grand Slam every year for a record ten consecutive years (2005–2014).

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🤸‍♀️ Nadia Comăneci: “I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run towards it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your foot.”

🤸‍♀️ Simone Biles: "A successful competition for me is always going out there and putting 100 percent into whatever I’m doing. It’s not always winning."

🥊 Muhammad Ali: "Rest but never quit. Even the sun has a sinking spell each evening. But it always rises the next morning."

🎾 Martina Navratilova: "What matters isn't how well you play when you're playing well. What matters is how well you play when you're playing badly."

🧗‍♀️ Junko Tabei: "Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top; it is the willpower that is most important."

Kayla Kim (She/Her)

Knowledge Management and Learning Analyst, United Nations Development Programme

Hello! I was Laidlaw scholar in 2019, and I studied national, regional, and local identity in northern Tajikistan through the lens of women's fashion. For a year after graduating, I worked for the UN Mine Action Service which removes landmines from conflict and post-conflict regions. I then worked for the Laidlaw Foundation 2021-22 and completed a Master's Degree in Anthropology and Development Management at the London School of Economics. Now I'm working with the UN on innovative finance for biodiversity conservation, focusing on marine ecosystems.

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