Rafael Nadal

I doubt about myself. I think doubts are good in life. The people who don’t have doubts I think only two things-arrogance or not intelligence.

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.

I have no sense of humor about losing

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.

I feel that love. I feel that energy. I always felt that energy when I’m playing in New York.

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

The bad thing about the tennis calendar is how it is made and obligates you to play tournaments all year. If you want to achieve the most you can and go as high up in the rankings as you can, you have to play from the start to the finish because there are important tournaments from the beginning to the end.

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

I’m not a God, I make mistakes.

I go to the gym, I swim daily and from time to time I meet with friends and do extra-curricular stuff.

Outside the manager, John [Terry] and I have probably the closest relationship with Roman. We speak to him sometimes just minutes after a game to discuss how it went and at other times when he wants to gauge our views on specific subjects … Abramovich is also very like Mourinho in his thirst to discover the reasons behind a certain event or result.

I take pleasure in tennis and the hope that it requires.

I am afraid of a lot of things. A dog. I could be afraid of a dog that’s upset, for example. And on the tennis courts, maybe on the outside I look fearless, but on the inside, I’m scared. There’s not one player in the world who isn’t nervous before matches. Especially important matches.

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’m lucky enough to do what I like for work – not everyone’s that fortunate.

I only ever run when there’s some point to it – say, if it’s in a game of tennis.

I always had the theory that the most important thing is be happy, enjoy what are you doing, and be fresh mentally.

I love the crowds in Miami. I feel that is one of the tournaments where I get more support. That helps me a lot.

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.

I have lived my whole life with high intensity.