Rafael Nadal Quotes

I don't have any idols, any heroes, nothing, no.

Losing is not my enemy..fear of losing is my enemy.

If I am not playing at one hundred percent, it is going to be very difficult for me to win.

I'm lucky enough to do what I like for work - not everyone's that fortunate.

In my humble opinion, change is stupid.

If you are playing bad you are going to lose here, on clay, on ice, or on the beach.

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.

So there was fun and magic in my relationship with Toni, even if the prevailing mood when we trained was stony and severe.

If you don't lose, you cannot enjoy the victories. So I have to accept both things.

I always work with a goal - and the goal is to improve as a player and a person. That, finally, is the most important thing of all.

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

That's painful always to lose.

To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad.

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.

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

Enduring means accepting. Accepting things as they are and not as you would wish them to be, and then looking ahead, not behind.

I think the doubts are good in life. The people who don't have doubts I think only two things: arrogance or not intelligence.

New York is a special place; it's a city that I love.

I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.

I'm delighted with the way I'm playing at the moment

I would love to learn other languages, maybe French? My uncle speaks German so maybe also German? Chinese seems to be too difficult.

It's hard to say, 'I don't believe in God.' I would love to know if God exists. But it's a very difficult thing for me to believe.

I normally listen to Spanish music - well, Latin music. I like a lot of singers.

I have always tried to avoid regrets. Could I have done differently some things in my career? Maybe.

I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.

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

I just wanted to see how the shorts felt again.

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.

I am decidedly unfriendly during a golf game, from the first hole to the last.

The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.

The first point is always important, more so in a Wimbledon final

I am lucky because my family are comfortably off. My father has his own glass business.

I'm delighted and feel incredibly happy with what have been an amazing two months.

I'd rather lose an argument than get into a long discussion in order to win it.

I am not the most courageous guy in the world outside of the court. Being alone in the dark is something I don't like.

I have no sense of humor about losing

It's the same old story, all you think about is money.

If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.

I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.

However great your dedication, you never win anything on your own

I love the crowds in Miami. I feel that is one of the tournaments where I get more support. That helps me a lot.

He's a fantastic player and he's going to be around so much longer so I'm happy with every one I get before he takes them all

If somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person doesn't know anything about tennis.

I will work day after day like I did my whole life ... I'm not going to change anything.

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

I have the same bedroom I've always had. It's clean and tidy when I get home, and after two or three days it gets messy and my mother nags 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.

reproachful - I've

I dont have good luck in the match points.

My motivation is tomorrow, just one day at a time, right?

I'm really, really emotional.

I played almost four hours today, ... Im very, very tired.

I think the tennis is only a game. You can lose. You can win. After that? In life, there are much more important things than tennis.

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

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

I'm always searching for new music, and I change what I listen to on a regular basis.

I am a guy who likes to do what I am doing with passion, whether it's a soccer match with friends or golf.

I learned during all my career to enjoy suffering.

Why would I want a place of my own? Then I would have to things worry about, like doing laundry and having food in the fridge.

Last four months were great for me, was probably one of the best four months of my career, playing unbelievable in the clay court season.

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 just try to win the match by fighting for every point, and running down every ball.

Everyone is entitled to have their own opinions.

I play each point like my life depends on it.

I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless.

I just was in the second round. That's painful, because always is tough to lose, but well, that's sport. You win, you lose.

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

We'll try and be very aggressive, we'll try and speed up and change gears, and we'll see who's going to win.

No one is perfect. Everybody does stupid things.

I have lived my whole life with high intensity.

I have no interest in becoming a tax exile and living somewhere I don't want to - I just want to be at home with my family.

I'll never have a tattoo - I just don't like them, and when you're old they can look a disaster. As for piercings, I don't like them on men.

Playing well or playing bad, I have to play aggressive. I must play aggressive.

It's not the time to look for excuses.

Always I believe that I can play better. But I am happy.

I love the beach. I love the sea. All my life I live within - in front of the sea.

I feel that love. I feel that energy. I always felt that energy when I'm playing in New York.

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

Is only a tennis match. At the end, that's life. There is much more important things.

I always had the theory that the most important thing is be happy, enjoy what are you doing, and be fresh mentally.

I like fishing. Not actual fishing - I like the peace and quiet of being at sea. It's different.