Rafael Nadal Quotes & Sayings

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. — Rafael Nadal

In my humble opinion, change is stupid. — Rafael Nadal

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 — Rafael Nadal

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. — Rafael Nadal

The problem nowadays is that children have become too much the center of attention. Their parents, their families, everybody around them feels a need to put them on a pedestal. So much effort is invested in boosting their self-esteem that they are made to feel special in and of themselves, without having done anything. — Rafael Nadal

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

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

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. — Rafael Nadal

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

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

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. — 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!!! — Rafael Nadal

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. — Rafael Nadal

You know, a lot of things changed. What never changed is the illusion to keep playing tennis, the illusion to keep doing well the things, and the illusion to be in a good position of the ranking and play these kind of matches. — Rafael Nadal

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

I always like to do the things that I think are right. I am not trying to be a model, I am trying to be myself and do the right things. If what I am doing is a model, or is an example, is the right example, I am very happy, but I don't pretend that. — Rafael Nadal

I have no sense of humor about losing — Rafael Nadal

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

I'm only superstitious on the tennis court. — Rafael Nadal

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

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

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. — Rafael Nadal

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. — Rafael Nadal

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. — Rafael Nadal

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. — Rafael Nadal

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

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

I've stayed calm when I'm winning and I've stayed calm when I've lost. Tennis is a sport where we have a lot of tournaments every week, so you can't celebrate a lot when you have big victories, and you cannot get too down when you're losing, as in a few days you'll be in the next tournament and you'll have to be ready with that. — Rafael Nadal

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

Hard courts are very negative for the body. I know the sport is a business and creating these courts is easier than clay or grass, but I am 100 per cent sure it is wrong. — Rafael Nadal

I learned during all my career to enjoy suffering. — Rafael Nadal

Since I was a kid, I've wanted to do sports for a living. In the beginning, I played a lot of soccer, but in the end I chose tennis. I love sports in general ... But tennis is my passion. — Rafael Nadal

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

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. — Rafael Nadal

Stay healthy, do sports and above all have fun while doing sport. Competing or just for fun, whatever, simply enjoy and try your best. Working hard, working well with achievable goals normally pays off. Believe in the people that are with you and listen to those who have more experience. — Rafael Nadal

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

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. — Rafael Nadal

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

However great your dedication, you never win anything on your own — Rafael Nadal

My parents' divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me. After that, when I can't play Wimbledon, it was tough. For one month I was outside the world. — Rafael Nadal

My 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 Nadal

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

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

The 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 Nadal

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

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

I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldn't have been a tennis player, I would have loved to be a soccer player. But again, I am happy with the choice I made. — Rafael Nadal

In tennis, because of the way it's scored, I don't think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment. — Rafael Nadal

I played almost four hours today, ... Im very, very tired. — Rafael Nadal

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

The first point is always important, more so in a Wimbledon final — 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. — Rafael Nadal

I still take advice from my mum on what clothes look good on me. I used to listen to her a lot more, but I've started to choose my own things from time to time. — Rafael Nadal

I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once. I am happy being here and all the things that are a risk I normally avoid. — Rafael Nadal

I would like to believe there is a God, but I think it is better to say I'm not sure there is a God and live your life with kindness and respect for people than to say I know there is a God and then do bad things, — Rafael Nadal

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. — Rafael Nadal

Losing is not my enemy..fear of losing is my enemy. — Rafael Nadal

I'm really, really emotional. — Rafael Nadal

No one is perfect. Everybody does stupid things. — Rafael Nadal

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. — Rafael Nadal

I am No. 8 in the world. I am not No. 100. — Rafael Nadal

It's important to have people around you with enough confidence to say if you are not acting in a good way. Normally, when you are at the top, people say everything is fantastic. Probably in that moment it is what you want to hear, but it's best to be reminded how to act properly. — Rafael Nadal

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

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

You just try to play tough and focus point for point. Sounds so boring, but it's the right thing to do out there. — Rafael Nadal

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. — 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. — Rafael Nadal

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

I just wanted to see how the shorts felt again. — Rafael Nadal

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

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

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

I 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. — Rafael Nadal

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 Nadal

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

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

That's painful always to lose. — 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. — Rafael Nadal

Being 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 Nadal

I 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 Nadal

Everyone is entitled to have their own opinions. — Rafael Nadal

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

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

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. — 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. — 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. — Rafael Nadal

It's more a tennis problem than a mental problem. The transition is difficult. It depends how much time you have. Playing on grass can sometimes be a bit of a lottery. — Rafael Nadal

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

For sure, with golf it's not a physically demanding sport like tennis. That's what makes tennis great - you combine both things. It's a very mental sport and at the same time can be dramatically physical. But I do admire the mentality of sport more than the physicality because physical performance is much easier to practice than mental performance. — Rafael Nadal

I play each point like my life depends on it. — Rafael Nadal

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. — Rafael Nadal

I admire a lot of people, but in terms of sport I've always loved the mentality of Tiger Woods on a golf course. I always love his eyes when he's setting himself and focusing on his decision; he has a really strong, focused face and believes that he can make the shot. — Rafael Nadal

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

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

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

Two weeks ago, I was in a fantastic situation, winning at Roland Garros. Now, losing in the first round, it's tough. The tour continues. Life continues. This is a sport of victories, not a sport of losses. Nobody remembers the losses. I don't want to remember the loss. — Rafael Nadal

My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn't say that it's more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me. — Rafael Nadal

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. — Rafael Nadal

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