Rafael Nadal

I am No. 8 in the world. I am not No. 100.

Every girl has her own character, every boy his own mind.

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.

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.

It is important to recognize the small successes.

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.

Don’t think about being the number one in the world, try instead to get through today’s program as well as you can. Then we will see whether one day you’ll end up as number one or number 100.

I cannot win this year but I can play good on grass

I am afraid of a lot of things. A dog. I could be afraid of a dog that’s upset, for example. And on the tennis courts, maybe on the outside I look fearless, but on the inside, I’m scared. There’s not one player in the world who isn’t nervous before matches. Especially important matches.

I am No. 8 in the world. I am not No. 100.

For me, it is important to win titles and for that I need to work hard, stay healthy and be able to compete. The rest, I always say, it comes.

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 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.

I only ever run when there’s some point to it – say, if it’s in a game of tennis.

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

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

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

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

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.

More than anything, believe that you can win.

Winning is a way of expressing yourself.