“There are many moments during a match when you are tense, wrestling with yourself. Tennis is a lesson in self-control.” Quote by 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
“Don't think about being the number one in the world, try instead to get through today's program as well as you can. Then we will see whether one day you'll end up as number one or number 100.” ThinkingWorldTryingWellsEndsTodayNumbersOne DayProgram Author:Rafael Nadal
“It is the small steps which bring you satisfaction at the end of the day.” EndsStepsSatisfactionThe End Of The DaySmall Steps 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
“Something that works for one person could be a disadvantage to another.” PersonsDisadvantages 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