Rafael Nadal

I am going to fight for important things.

It’s important for the young players to practice other ball games as well, basketball or table tennis. On the tennis court, you can improve your eye through a kind of overexertion.

You know, a lot of things changed. What never changed is the illusion to keep playing tennis, the illusion to keep doing well the things, and the illusion to be in a good position of the ranking and play these kind of matches.

I need to improve, I want to improve, and to be able to stay in London and play on grass before Wimbledon is a very good opportunity for me.

Anyone could become a star, but everyone must be a human being.

Every girl has her own character, every boy his own mind.

How does one control weight? By not overeating. How does one stay in shape? One plays sports. There are no magic pills here.

I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I Love to play.

Every girl has her own character, every boy his own mind.

It’s good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.

It is important to recognize the small successes.

I like a lot of sports. Especially football – it’s my favourite sport. My uncle played football in Barcelona for nine years and played for Spain in three World Cups.

The young athletes are supposed to mature, to improve their personality.

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

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

With Almagro, boy, that’ll be a tough match. He’s playing at a very high level right now and he hits the ball hard.

The only thing I had on my mind was tennis, and sometimes girls,… My life was all about tennis. My office was the whole world. The word home didn’t really exist.

Anyone could become a star, but everyone must be a human being.

You can swim any way you like in the Dead Sea, actually.

Tennis is beautiful when you can see tactics, when players don’t just react but are able to act and think.

Playing well or playing bad, I have to play aggressive. I must play aggressive.