Rafael Nadal

I’ll never have a tattoo – I just don’t like them, and when you’re old they can look a disaster. As for piercings, I don’t like them on men.

I didn’t play a great match, but once I pass the first two rounds, things get easier. I’m used to the court and the conditions.

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

The favorite is always the No. 1. I can win. Blake can win. But the favorite is the No. 1.

I have lived my whole life with high intensity.

I still take advice from my mum on what clothes look good on me. I used to listen to her a lot more, but I’ve started to choose my own things from time to time.

It’s important to have people around you with enough confidence to say if you are not acting in a good way. Normally, when you are at the top, people say everything is fantastic. Probably in that moment it is what you want to hear, but it’s best to be reminded how to act properly.

Look at my haircut. I am ready for the war.

I am a guy who likes to do what I am doing with passion, whether it’s a soccer match with friends or golf.

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.

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.

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.

Always I believe that I can play better. But I am happy.

For sure, I’m going to play less matches because I think it’s very difficult to win the same number of matches as last year. Maybe I’m going to play a little bit less, but I like playing tournaments; so if I feel good, I going to play for sure.

Because, to give a goal, the ball must be 100% in and he must be 100% sure that the ball is in.

Tennis has to be very careful.Not everyone is a computer, it is very good we have John McEnroe. I hope we have a couple more.

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

My feeling would be that you lose something of the beauty of the Premiership by joining something not defined at the moment.

You fight, you try your best, but if you lose, you dont have to break five racquets and smash up the locker room. You can do those things, but when youve finished, nothings changed. Youve still lost. If something positive came from that, I probably would do it. But I see only negativity.

The first match is never easy. To play three sets with some important moments, that’s important for the confidence.

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