Rafael Nadal

I am decidedly unfriendly during a golf game, from the first hole to the last.

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.

My motivation and aspiration is the same, being number one or being number five. So that’s the truth. And my goal is the same – it’s to always be happy playing, it’s to enjoy the game and improve always.

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.

Some people may learn something from the way I play tennis. But there are also players who are better than me in certain techniques.

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

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

My parents’ divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me.

I’m always searching for new music, and I change what I listen to on a regular basis.

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.

I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.

It was a very unbelievable day for me. It’s special to begin the clay season like this. Beating Roger in the final is even more special, it’s great.

If somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person doesn’t know anything about tennis.

If you are playing bad you are going to lose here, on clay, on ice, or on the beach.

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

Hard courts are very negative for the body. I know the sport is a business and creating these courts is easier than clay or grass, but I am 100 per cent sure it is wrong.

I will do as I usually do. Tomorrow is going to be a day like any other day.

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

Since I was a kid, I’ve wanted to do sports for a living. In the beginning, I played a lot of soccer, but in the end I chose tennis. I love sports in general … But tennis is my passion.

You fight, you try your best, but if you lose, you don’t have to break five racquets and smash up the locker room. You can do those things, but when you’ve finished, nothing’s changed. You’ve still lost. If something positive came from that, I probably would do it. But I see only negativity.

Confidence is the most important thing in this sport, and the confidence from winning Wimbledon would make it easier to win the Olympics, too. Either would be very difficult, both even more-but the player who wins Wimbledon will be the favorite for the Olympics. It can happen.