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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

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Rafael Nadal
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: June 3
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It is no longer enough to play very well. You need to be able to give an answer at all times and everywhere. You cannot hide. This has something to do with maturity, and that is something you only acquire over the years.
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I have lived my whole life with high intensity.
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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.
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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.
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New York is a special place it's a city that I love.
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I always had the theory that the most important thing is be happy, enjoy what are you doing, and be fresh mentally.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I'm delighted with the way I'm playing at the moment
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If the girls and boys have talent and feel like working on themselves, they can become champions.
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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.
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It's the same old story, all you think about is money.
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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.
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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.
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Seriously, I am not a person that I think much about what happened or what didn't happen or what could happen. I happy about the things that happened to me. I'm a lucky person, for sure, for all the things that happened to me during my life.
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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.
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All sports are continuously developing, but what they all have in common is that the speed is increasing. That's also true of tennis the ball is getting faster and faster.
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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.
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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!!!
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