Quotes & Sayings About Nadal

When one gets beaten by somebody better, one has to know how to lose with humility. Sure, I could have served better. Sure, I could have hit my forehand harder. But the truth was this was like an avalanche, and there was no way to stop it. — 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. — 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

I have lived my whole life with high intensity. — 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. — 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 dont have good luck in the match points. — Rafael Nadal

Endure, put up with whatever comes your way, learn to overcome weakness and pain, push yourself to breaking point but never cave in. If you don't learn that lesson, you'll never succeed as an elite athlete. — Toni Nadal

I just try to win the match by fighting for every point, and running down every ball. — 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

I'm more in that Rafa Nadal high-energy high-octane mold out there. I wear that emotion on the court. That's how I play my best tennis. People either like that or not. And I can't change that: that's who I am on a tennis court. — Lleyton Hewitt

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

In Majorca, I can be myself. I go to the supermarket and the cinema, and I am just Rafa. Everyone knows me, and it is no big deal. I can go all day - no photographs. — 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

One of Nadal's strengths is that he's so humble, that he's surprised at what he has achieved, and that he has never bought into his greatness. — Jim Courier

Humility is the recognition of your limitations, and it is from this understanding, and this understanding alone, that the drive comes to work hard at overcoming them. — John Carlin, Rafael Nadal

You see Boris Becker, Mats Wilander, Nadal, Pete Sampras - they were all great when they were young. As a coach, you can see that type of talent at an early age. — Brad Gilbert

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

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

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

I will do as I usually do. Tomorrow is going to be a day like any other day. — 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

Is only a tennis match. At the end, that's life. There is much more important things. — Rafael Nadal

Victory does not feel so good as losing feels bad. When you have a son, you are happy. But it's no comparison to the sadness you feel losing a son. — Toni 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

If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer. — Rafael Nadal

I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home. — Rafael Nadal

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

If I had to choose one man to play for my life, it would be Nadal. — Jim Courier

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 think the doubts are good in life. The people who don't have doubts I think only two things: arrogance or not intelligence. — Rafael Nadal

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

It's not the time to look for excuses. — 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

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 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. — Rafael Nadal

During a match, you are in a permanent battle to fight back your everyday vulnerabilities, bottle up your human feelings. It's a kind of self-hypnosis, a game you play, with deadly seriousness, to disguise your own weaknesses from yourself, as well as from your rival. — Rafael Nadal I Farreras

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

Always I believe that I can play better. But I am happy. — 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

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

Rafa being 6-1 against Roger is not a source of pride for me. I'm happy that Rafa won the tournament, but I would have liked that Federer could have won the Grand Slam, because I think he's a phenomenal player. For me, he is the player I enjoy watching the most. — Toni 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

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

When you think you are the king of the world, you are really stupid in my opinion because in this life every person is important. — Toni 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'm really, really emotional. — 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

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. — Rafael Nadal

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

I have been learning English on the road since I started when I was 15, so it is a slow process but making some progress. Now I think I am much more comfortable with my English. However, it is difficult, still, when I speak about something that is not tennis. — 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

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

I was passionate about soccer. I still am. Odd, though - playing soccer always made me much more anxious than playing tennis. On soccer days, I'd be out of bed by 6 in the morning, all nervous. But I was always calm when it was time for a tennis match. I still don't know why. — Rafael Nadal

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

I started to travel like this at the age of 15 so for me, it's normal. Some days you get tired and you feel, 'I want to stay at home a little bit more,' but it's only the moment. — Rafael Nadal

That's painful always to lose. — Rafael Nadal

Every year I go to Broadway to see a musical - I like the music. I saw 'Mamma Mia;' I saw 'Les Miserables;' I saw 'Phantom of the Opera' like six, seven times. — 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

Nadal's the best player in history on [clay], and he is one of the best-ever players that played this game. — Novak Djokovic

I just wanted to see how the shorts felt again. — 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 delighted with the way I'm playing at the moment — Rafael Nadal

It's the same old story, all you think about is money. — Rafael Nadal

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

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

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

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

I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing. — Rafael Nadal

Sports is about balls and about heart and you don't find too many champions in any sport in the world without heart or balls. He might have them, but against Nadal they shrink to a very small size and it's not once, it's every time. — Mats Wilander

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

First of all, in any sport where you can measure distance, height speed and all of that, you see how athletes have changed their sport and made it better. I believe, with every generation, the sport has improved. Certainly, in the men's game, that has been the case. I think that I played Pete [Sampras] at his best, I played Roger [Federer] at his best.. I believe wholeheartedly that Roger and [Rafael] Nadal have pushed the game much further than myself or Pete ever did. Their options on the tennis court are considerably more than ours. — Andre Agassi

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