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,… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
You know, a lot of things changed. What never changed is the illusion to keep playing tennis, the illusion to keep doing well the things, and the illusion to be in a good position of the ranking and play these… — 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 Image
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 Image
The only way of finding a solution is to fight back, to move, to run, and to control that pressure. — 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 being physical… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I am lucky because my family are comfortably off. My father has his own glass business. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
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 Image
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