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Rafael Nadal, born on June 3, 1986, is a world-renowned tennis player from Spain. Known for his powerful baseline play and tenacious style, Nadal is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

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“I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldnt have been a tennis player, I would have loved to be a soccer player. But again, I am happy with the choice I made.”

Ifs Has Beens Made Choices Player Soccer Tennis Tennis Player Soccer Player

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“You fight, you try your best, but if you lose, you dont have to break five racquets and smash up the locker room. You can do those things, but when youve finished, nothings changed. Youve still lost. If something positive came from that, I probably would do it. But I see only negativity.”

Ifs Trying Stills Fighting Lost Can Do Loses Rooms Break Five Changed Finished Negativity Things Change Lockers Locker Room Try Your Best

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“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 beginning to the end.”

Ifs Want Years Made Important Ends Play Achieve Tennis Bad Things Tournaments Calendars Ranking

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

Ifs Winning Difficult Percent Hundred

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“If the girls and boys have talent and feel like working on themselves, they can become champions.”

Ifs Feels Girl Boys Talent Champion Boy And Girl

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“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.”

Ifs Thinking Want Needs Eye Return Balls Technique More Time Time To Think

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“The US player Andy Roddick reaches speeds of 220 kilometers per hour when he serves. If I train with him every day, I will later be at an advantage against a player whose service crosses the net at 190 kilometers per hour.”

Ifs Hours Player Advantage Crosses Train Speed

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“Today people hit the ball with much more strength. Almost every player is capable of playing a winning stroke from any position. This means the balls arrive more quickly. If you want to reach them, you have to slow down from a high speed or suddenly change direction. These are moments when you can injure yourself, and that's what wears us out.”

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

Ifs Running Games Tennis

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“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.”

Ifs Knows Believe Hard Difficult Don't Believe Believe In God Difficult Things God Exists

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“Some people get very confused about my game. They think it's better if the court is slow, because I have a good defence. But the faster it is, the better for me. My spin is more painful for my opponents, my aggressive game works better.”

People Ifs Thinking Games Court Painful Faster Opponents Confused Aggressive Defence

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“My goal is to improve my game, stay healthy and be competitive. If I have that, I know I can be able to win tournaments, which in the end is what it counts.”

Ifs Knows I Can Ends Able Games Winning Goal Healthy Tournaments

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“I play because I have fun, if I don't have fun on the court, there is something wrong. I am just a 19 year old boy that likes to do what he likes, nothing else.”

Ifs Years Play Fun Boys Court Athlete Likes Having Fun

Author:Rafael Nadal

“Even if I have already peaked, I have to believe I can improve. I wake up every morning, and go to practice, with the illusion that I'm going to get better that day.”

Ifs Believe I Can Practice Morning Illusion Wake Up Get Better Every Morning

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

Ifs Loses Ice Beach Clay

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“When one player is better than you, at this moment, the only thing you can do is work, try to find solutions and try to wait a little bit for your time. I'm going to wait and I'm going to try a sixth time. And if the sixth doesn't happen, a seventh. It's going to be like this. That's the spirit of sport.”

Ifs Trying Littles Moments Happens Spirit Bits Sports Waiting Can Do Player Little Bit Solutions Better Than You

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

Ifs Thinking Knows Persons Sports Tennis Inspirational Sports Roger

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About the Author

Born: June 3, 1986
Known for: Tennis player
Quotes: 149

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