Rafael Nadal

Everyone is entitled to have their own opinions.

To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad.

There are many moments during a match when you are tense, wrestling with yourself. Tennis is a lesson in self-control.

It is the small steps which bring you satisfaction at the end of the day.

Tennis is a hard sport. There is a lot of competition all year and you play alone.

Something that works for one person could be a disadvantage to another.

I am just like all the jerks and idiots you know. I am just a guy that watches sports all day.

I’m not the best player in the history of tennis. I think I’m amongst the best. That’s true. That’s enough for me.

Andre Sa is playing close to his potential – maybe even above it.

As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid. But as you get older they both – winning and losing – get easier.

I used to wear sleeveless T-shirts all the time on court, but now I’ve got a brand new look – I’ve moved on to polo shirts. Sleeveless T-shirts give you real freedom of movement and they keep you cooler in matches, but I just thought it was time for a change.

I haven’t lost a war. No one got killed. I just lost a tennis match.

I tried to find a solution to the problem that I had, tried to find a way to start playing better.

You learn their honesty, you learn their competitiveness. You learn a lot about a person. It’s not that they have to sink the putt and there’s a great deal of talent involved – but you do learn about how competitive a person is on the golf course, and frankly, how honest.

It’s already a great feeling to be third on the list. To get past Borg, I will have to reach the final in Barcelona next week. It won?t be easy. I could lose any day. But if I am 100 per cent I know I have a great chance of winning.

It is important to recognize the small successes.

Some people may learn something from the way I play tennis. But there are also players who are better than me in certain techniques.

If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.

I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing – doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.

I love basketball.

I live where I would like to live. I live in Majorca, Spain, and I am not sure there are better places.