Rafael Nadal

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.

I cannot win this year but I can play good on grass

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

I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldnt have been a tennis player, I would have loved to be a soccer player. But again, I am happy with the choice I made.

I’m really, really emotional.

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.

I love basketball.

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

Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.

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

My motivation is tomorrow, just one day at a time, right?

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.

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

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.

Every time you are not practicing someone else is.

It should not be a child’s only goal to become the best player in the world. That would be a bad, a harmful attitude.

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

I spend a little time every day to play sports.

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

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 don’t really care what the man on the street thinks. I never did anything to please him in the first place, and I’m not going to start now.