“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” PlayerFantastic Author:Rafael Nadal
“Everybody likes to say that Roger Federer is the Greatest Player of all time because its so nice to watch him play...but you have got to throw in Nadal's Mind as well...and That's the GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!” MindWellsPlayWatchesNicePlayerLikesAll TimeRogerFedererNadal Author:Rafael Nadal
“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.” IfsHas BeensMadeChoicesPlayerSoccerTennisTennis PlayerSoccer Player Author:Rafael Nadal
“Confidence is the most important thing in this sport, and the confidence from winning Wimbledon would make it easier to win the Olympics, too. Either would be very difficult, both even more-but the player who wins Wimbledon will be the favorite for the Olympics. It can happen.” ImportantHappensWould BeWinningSportsDifficultPlayerEasierImportant ThingsOlympicsWimbledon Author:Rafael Nadal
“It's important for the young players to practice other ball games as well, basketball or table tennis. On the tennis court, you can improve your eye through a kind of overexertion.” WellsKindImportantEyeYoungGamesPracticePlayerBasketballBallsTablesCourtTennisBall GamesTennis CourtsTable Tennis Author:Rafael Nadal
“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.” IfsHoursPlayerAdvantageCrossesTrainSpeed Author:Rafael Nadal
“It should not be a child's only goal to become the best player in the world. That would be a bad, a harmful attitude.” WorldShouldChildrenWould BeGoalAttitudePlayerBest Players Author:Rafael Nadal
“I became a player who goes to a lot of effort while training, who can rely on his will and his mental strengths.” EffortPlayerTrainingRelyMental Strength Author:Rafael Nadal
“Some people may learn something from the way I play tennis. But there are also players who are better than me in certain techniques.” PeopleWayMayPlayCertainPlayerTechniqueTennis Author:Rafael Nadal
“Certainly I would like to have some of the qualities of other players and obviously from Roger Federer. But believe me, there are plenty of other abilities that are important, particularly mindset and strength.” BelieveImportantAbilityQualityPlayerMindsetPlentyBelieve In MeRogerFederer Author:Rafael Nadal
“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.” PeopleIfsWantMeanMomentsTodayWinningPlayerPositionCapableBallsSpeedStrokesSlow DownHigh Speed Author:Rafael Nadal
“Tennis is beautiful when you can see tactics, when players don't just react but are able to act and think.” ThinkingAbleBeautifulPlayerTennisTactics Author:Rafael Nadal
“Most important thing, I am not a player who win the serves because I serve aces or free points, no. When I winning a lot of serves is because I am playing well from the baseline. That's why.” WellsImportantWinningPlayerImportant ThingsAces Author:Rafael Nadal
“Barcelona, the tournament is, for all the Spanish players, an amazing event. I think is one of the top events on tour because is a historic event with a lot of tradition. A lot of years of the tournament, a lot of great players have been playing there. And it's in a real tennis club.” ThinkingRealPlayerTraditionTennisHistoric Author:Rafael Nadal
“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.” PersonsImportantGoalPlayerImportant Things Author:Rafael Nadal
“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.” ThinkingWellsI CanPlayMightPlayerSurfaceClaySpecialists Author:Rafael Nadal
“The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.” TryingHardWinningEnjoyPlayerHard WorkGlory Author:Rafael Nadal
“As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid. But as you get older they both - winning and losing - get easier.” SelfKidsWinningLosesPlayerReadyEasierLosingTennisSelf ControlWinning And LosingYou Can WinTennis Player Author:Rafael Nadal
“In your career you have a lot of good moments and bad ones. The important thing is to have enough motivation to keep working all the days with humility and trying to be a better player than before. I am going to try to continue doing this.” TryingImportantEnoughMomentsMotivationCareersPlayerHumilityImportant ThingsGood Moments Author:Rafael Nadal
“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.” IfsTryingLittlesMomentsHappensSpiritBitsSportsWaitingCan DoPlayerLittle BitSolutionsBetter Than You Author:Rafael Nadal
“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.” ThinkingEnoughPlayerTennisBest Players Author:Rafael Nadal
“I am afraid of a lot of things. A dog. I could be afraid of a dog that's upset, for example. And on the tennis courts, maybe on the outside I look fearless, but on the inside, I'm scared. There's not one player in the world who isn't nervous before matches. Especially important matches.” WorldLooksImportantPlayerDogExampleCourtScaredNervousFearlessUpsetTennisTennis Courts Author:Rafael Nadal
