"I'm not sure I totally believe him" - McEnroe believes Nadal's non-obsession surrounding GOAT debate is all talk

Patrick McEnroe doesn't believe that Nadal doesn't care about records and the GOAT debate as he pointed out how hard he worked to become so good at tennis.

Rafael Nadal would not have become so good at tennis if he didn't have a drive that rivals insanity. The same drive is what other legendary players share with Nadal but it's clear that Djokovic, Federer and Nadal are something else. For that reason, Patrick McEnroe finds it hard to believe that he truly doesn't care about the GOAT debate:

“I know that Rafa likes to say that he doesn't care about Novak's numbers or Roger's numbers, but I'm not sure, as much as I love Rafael Nadal, that I totally believe him on that."

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He added:

"Because yes, he's always amazed me with his ability to play for the love of the game. There's no doubt about it, and the competition. But let's be honest, the guy loves to win."

Nadal never denied that he loves to win but he did play down how much he cares about records.

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