Rafael Nadal's Quotes
You fight, you try your best, but if you lose, you don't have to break five racquets and smash up the locker room. You can do those things, but when you've finished, nothing's changed. You've still lost. If something positive came from that, I probably would do it. But I see only negativity.
Rafael NadalThe family is very important. They make me feel good always because if I won, when I started to be famous, the relationship never changed with my friends and family.
Rafael NadalI used to wear sleeveless T-shirts all the time on court, but now I've got a brand new look - I've moved on to polo shirts. Sleeveless T-shirts give you real freedom of movement and they keep you cooler in matches, but I just thought it was time for a change.
Rafael NadalI love the beach. I love the sea. All my life I live within - in front of the sea.
Rafael NadalI like fishing. Not actual fishing - I like the peace and quiet of being at sea. It's different.
Rafael NadalMy motivation and aspiration is the same, being number one or being number five. So that's the truth. And my goal is the same - it's to always be happy playing, it's to enjoy the game and improve always.
Rafael NadalI am not the most courageous guy in the world outside of the court. Being alone in the dark is something I don't like.
Rafael NadalBeing home alone at night makes me a bit nervous. If I'm at home alone, I have to sleep on the sofa - I can't face going to bed. I'm there with the TV on and all the lights on. I'm not very brave about anything in life. In tennis, yes. In everything else, not very.
Rafael NadalI always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.
Rafael NadalI like a lot of sports. Especially football - it's my favourite sport. My uncle played football in Barcelona for nine years and played for Spain in three World Cups.
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