Tennis is a hard sport. There is a lot of competition all year and you play alone. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
I only ever run when there's some point to it - say, if it's in a game of tennis. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
What distinguishes tennis is respect for one's opponent, one's conduct on the court. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
Is only a tennis match. At the end, that's life. There is much more important things. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
My parents' divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me. After that, when I can't play Wimbledon, it was… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
In tennis, because of the way it's scored, I don't think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
Tennis is beautiful when you can see tactics, when players don't just react but are able to act and think. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
Some people may learn something from the way I play tennis. But there are also players who are better than me in… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn't say that it's more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
I'm disappointed to lose, but Novak has been doing unbelievable things... What he has done this year will be impossible to repeat. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
It's more a tennis problem than a mental problem. The transition is difficult. It depends how much time you have. Playing on… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
My uncle developed the training philosophy. His idea of good tennis training is basically quite simple: you must try to gain time. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
The bad thing about the [tennis] calendar is how it is made and obligates you to play tournaments all year. If you… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
The US player Andy Roddick reaches speeds of 220 kilometers per hour when he serves. If I train with him every day,… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
Since I was a kid, I've wanted to do sports for a living. In the beginning, I played a lot of soccer,… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
There is some moments on the career of everyone that are important ones. Is obvious that first title on clay makes a… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
I love to play at the Hurlingham Club. Today's match was a real test, as close to reality as it could get.… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
It's important for the young players to practice other ball games as well, basketball or table tennis. On the tennis court, you… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
Everybody likes to say that Roger Federer is the Greatest Player of all time because its so nice to watch him play...but… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
My reason for playing doubles is that I didnt play for a month I think doubles is a good way to practise… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
The pressure is the same every year. I am here because I try my best every day and because I have a… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
For sure, with golf it's not a physically demanding sport like tennis. That's what makes tennis great - you combine both things.… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
“All his fears—be they of the dark, of thunderstorms, of the sea, or of the disastrous disruption of his family life—obey a… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
“That’s why just about every top professional athlete has been laid low by injury, sometimes a career-ending injury. There was a moment… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
I think the tennis is only a game. You can lose. You can win. After that? In life, there are much more… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
There are many moments during a match when you are tense, wrestling with yourself. Tennis is a lesson in self-control. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
My serve can get better, for sure. It's not just about serving bombs, but positioning, variation in speed, in spin. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
I feel lucky to keep playing tennis, being healthy all those years, to compete in one of the most beautiful events of… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
I'm not the best player in the history of tennis. I think I'm amongst the best. That's true. That's enough for me. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
Hard courts are very negative for the body. I know the sport is a business and creating these courts is easier than… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
I think I am a complete player. I can play well on all the surfaces. For me, the clay might be easiest,… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
If somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person doesn't know anything about tennis. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
I was passionate about soccer. I still am. Odd, though - playing soccer always made me much more anxious than playing tennis.… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldn't… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldn't have been… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share
Nobody can ask me more when I try all my best all the time, no? So, you know, if I lose another time in… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share
The only way of finding a solution is to fight back, to move, to run, and to control that pressure. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share
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… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share
I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share
You have to accept both losing and winning well. I've stayed calm when I'm winning and I've stayed calm when I've lost. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share
All sports are continuously developing, but what they all have in common is that the speed is increasing. That's also true of tennis; the… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share
Being home alone at night makes me a bit nervous. If I'm at home alone, I have to sleep on the sofa - I… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share
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… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share
The pressure is the same every year. I am here because I try my best every day and because I have a lot of… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share
I am lucky because my family are comfortably off. My father has his own glass business. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share
For me, it is important to win titles and for that I need to work hard, stay healthy and be able to compete. The… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share
![“The bad thing about the [tennis] calendar is how it is made and obligates you to play tournaments all year. If you want to achieve the most you can (and) go as high up (in the rankings) as you can, you have to play from the start to the finish because there are important tournaments from the…” quote by Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/de2/rafael-nadal-1804_achieve_the-bad-thing-about-the-tennis-calendar_786008.png)
