Rafael Nadal

I’m ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed – I can’t do it. I’m clueless.

I will work day after day like I did my whole life … I’m not going to change anything.

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.

The US player Andy Roddick reaches speeds of 220 kilometers per hour when he serves. If I train with him every day, I will later be at an advantage against a player whose service crosses the net at 190 kilometers per hour.

I have no interest in becoming a tax exile and living somewhere I don’t want to – I just want to be at home with my family.

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

I am going to fight for important things.

I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once.

It is no longer enough to play very well. You need to be able to give an answer at all times and everywhere. You cannot hide. This has something to do with maturity, and that is something you only acquire over the years.

I love this game, I love this sport, I love this league. Why don’t I get my own team?

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.

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

I drew my strength from fear. Fear of losing. I don’t remember the games I won, only the games I lost.

I used to wear sleeveless T-shirts all the time on court, but now I’ve got a brand new look – I’ve moved on to polo shirts. Sleeveless T-shirts give you real freedom of movement and they keep you cooler in matches, but I just thought it was time for a change.

So this is it. Match point for eternity.

Even if I have already peaked, I have to believe I can improve. I wake up every morning, and go to practice, with the illusion that I’m going to get better that day.

I play because I have fun, if I don’t have fun on the court, there is something wrong. I am just a 19 year old boy that likes to do what he likes, nothing else.

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 like fishing. Not actual fishing – I like the peace and quiet of being at sea. It’s different.

Sport has the power to change the world.

The US player Andy Roddick reaches speeds of 220 kilometers per hour when he serves. If I train with him every day, I will later be at an advantage against a player whose service crosses the net at 190 kilometers per hour.