Rafael Nadal

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

My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn’t say that it’s more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me.

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

We’ll try and be very aggressive, we’ll try and speed up and change gears, and we’ll see who’s going to win.

If the girls and boys have talent and feel like working on themselves, they can become champions.

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

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

I spend a little time every day to play sports.

My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn’t say that it’s more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me.

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

If the girls and boys have talent and feel like working on themselves, they can become champions.

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

In Majorca, I can be myself. I go to the supermarket and the cinema, and I am just Rafa. Everyone knows me, and it is no big deal. I can go all day – no photographs.

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

For me, it is important to win titles and for that I need to work hard, stay healthy and be able to compete. The rest, I always say, it comes.

More than anything, believe that you can win.

People who know me said I will win one or two Premierships and will not be interested after that. The reality is that we’ve won two Premierships but I’m more excited about this particular season than last year or the year before. I am a fan of special nature. I’m getting excited before every single game. The trophy at the end is less important than the process itself.

When one player is better than you, at this moment, the only thing you can do is work, try to find solutions and try to wait a little bit for your time. I’m going to wait and I’m going to try a sixth time. And if the sixth doesn’t happen, a seventh. It’s going to be like this. That’s the spirit of sport.

Honesty, willingness to exert oneself, friendship – all these things shaped me too.

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

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.