Rafael Nadal

Why would I want a place of my own? Then I would have to things worry about, like doing laundry and having food in the fridge.

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

The thing, when you’re down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it’s hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.

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 feel that love. I feel that energy. I always felt that energy when I’m playing in New York.

I would love to learn other languages, maybe French? My uncle speaks German so maybe also German? Chinese seems to be too difficult.

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

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.

I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you’re doing.

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

[on Roman Abramovich] We were never friends – José Mourinho

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.

[Roger Federer] We have a guy from Switzerland who is just playing the game in a way I haven’t seen anyone – and I mean anyone – play before. How fortunate we are to be able to see that. If he stays healthy and motivated – and the wonderful feel he has stays with him – he is the kind of guy who can overtake the greatest.

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

I think I am a complete player. I can play well on all the surfaces. For me, the clay might be easiest, but I am not a specialist on clay.

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.

It’s more a tennis problem than a mental problem. The transition is difficult. It depends how much time you have. Playing on grass can sometimes be a bit of a lottery.

I love basketball.

I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I Love to play.

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

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