Rafael Nadal

I doubt about myself. I think doubts are good in life. The people who don’t have doubts I think only two things-arrogance or not intelligence.

The only way of finding a solution is to fight back, to move, to run, and to control that pressure.

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.

My serve can get better, for sure. It’s not just about serving bombs, but positioning, variation in speed, in spin.

It’s important for the young players to practice other ball games as well, basketball or table tennis. On the tennis court, you can improve your eye through a kind of overexertion.

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

Tennis is a hard sport. There is a lot of competition all year and you play alone.

Above all, such sports as judo, in my view, teach people to relate to each other. They teach us to respect a partner, teach us to understand that an externally weak partner can not only put up worthy resistance, but, if you relax and take too much for granted, may even win.

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 had the pleasure of competing at the Olympic Games and at Wimbledon and was fortunate enough to win the gold medal in both events,

I live where I would like to live. I live in Majorca, Spain, and I am not sure there are better places.

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game – and do it by watching some high school or small-town teams.

Today people hit the ball with much more strength. Almost every player is capable of playing a winning stroke from any position. This means the balls arrive more quickly. If you want to reach them, you have to slow down from a high speed or suddenly change direction. These are moments when you can injure yourself, and that’s what wears us out.

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

You just try to play tough and focus point for point. Sounds so boring, but it’s the right thing to do out there.

My serve can get better, for sure. It’s not just about serving bombs, but positioning, variation in speed, in spin.

I was passionate about soccer. I still am. Odd, though – playing soccer always made me much more anxious than playing tennis. On soccer days, I’d be out of bed by 6 in the morning, all nervous. But I was always calm when it was time for a tennis match. I still don’t know why.

The only way of finding a solution is to fight back, to move, to run, and to control that pressure.

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

I tried to find a solution to the problem that I had, tried to find a way to start playing better.

I am not the most courageous guy in the world outside of the court.