--- title: "1 Elite Athlete Quotes By Rafael Nadal" description: "1 Elite Athlete quotes by Rafael Nadal. Plus more from Rafael Nadal and more Elite Athlete sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/rafael-nadal-1804_breaking-point_if-he-hadn-t-made-me-play-without-water_2002089.png" --- > [“If he hadn’t made me play without water that day, if he hadn’t singled me out for especially harsh treatment when I was in that group of little kids learning the game, if I hadn’t cried as I did at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/if-he-hadn-t-made-me-play-without-water-that-day-if-he-hadn-t-singled/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/rafael-nadal-1804_breaking-point_if-he-hadn-t-made-me-play-without-water_2002089.png) ## More by Rafael Nadal > [I am No. 8 in the world. I am not No. 100.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/i-am-no-8-in-the-world-i-am-not-no-100/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/i-am-happy-with-being-a-tennis-player-and-the-choice-i-took-when-i/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [Nobody can ask me more when I try all my best all the time, no? So, you know, if I lose another time in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/nobody-can-ask-me-more-when-i-try-all-my-best-all-the-time-no-so-you/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [The only way of finding a solution is to fight back, to move, to run, and to control that pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/the-only-way-of-finding-a-solution-is-to-fight-back-to-move-to-run/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/my-tennis-is-aggressive-though-i-wouldn-t-say-that-it-s-more-physical/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/i-think-when-you-compete-every-week-when-you-play-under-pressure/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/you-have-to-accept-both-losing-and-winning-well-i-ve-stayed-calm-when/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [I take pleasure in tennis and the hope that it requires.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/i-take-pleasure-in-tennis-and-the-hope-that-it-requires/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [It's the same old story, all you think about is money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/it-s-the-same-old-story-all-you-think-about-is-money/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/all-sports-are-continuously-developing-but-what-they-all-have-in/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [Being home alone at night makes me a bit nervous. If I'm at home alone, I have to sleep on the sofa - I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/being-home-alone-at-night-makes-me-a-bit-nervous-if-i-m-at-home-alone/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/my-motivation-and-aspiration-is-the-same-being-number-one-or-being/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [The pressure is the same every year. I am here because I try my best every day and because I have a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/the-pressure-is-the-same-every-year-i-am-here-because-i-try-my-best/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [I am lucky because my family are comfortably off. My father has his own glass business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/i-am-lucky-because-my-family-are-comfortably-off-my-father-has-his/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) > [For me, it is important to win titles and for that I need to work hard, stay healthy and be able to compete. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/for-me-it-is-important-to-win-titles-and-for-that-i-need-to-work-hard/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/elite-athlete/rafael-nadal/#itemlist", "name": "1 Elite Athlete Quotes By Rafael Nadal", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If he hadn’t made me play without water that day, if he hadn’t singled me out for especially harsh treatment when I was in that group of little kids learning the game, if I hadn’t cried as I did at the injustice and abuse he heaped on me, maybe I would not be the player I am today. He always stressed the importance of endurance. “Endure, put up with whatever comes your way, learn to overcome weakness and pain, push yourself to breaking point but never cave in. 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