Rafael Nadal

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

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

If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.

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

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

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.

You fight, you try your best, but if you lose, you dont have to break five racquets and smash up the locker room. You can do those things, but when youve finished, nothings changed. Youve still lost. If something positive came from that, I probably would do it. But I see only negativity.

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.

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.

For sure, I’m going to play less matches because I think it’s very difficult to win the same number of matches as last year. Maybe I’m going to play a little bit less, but I like playing tournaments; so if I feel good, I going to play for sure.

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

Sport has the power to change the world.

I spend a little time every day to play sports.

If you want to belong to the best, you need good technique and, perhaps even more importantly, a good eye. If you see the ball sooner, you have more time to think about how and where to return it.

The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.

I always think about victory. It was very important for me to stay in this final. If I play my best I have a chance (against Federer). I’m going to play aggressively, with determination.

Tennis is beautiful when you can see tactics, when players don’t just react but are able to act and think.

Two weeks ago, I was in a fantastic situation, winning at Roland Garros. Now, losing in the first round, it’s tough. The tour continues. Life continues. This is a sport of victories, not a sport of losses. Nobody remembers the losses. I don’t want to remember the loss.

I love basketball.

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