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

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Rafael Nadal
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: June 3
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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.
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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.
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Everybody is doing the best things possible to still healthy and to play as long as possible.
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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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Something that works for one person could be a disadvantage to another.
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I am decidedly unfriendly during a golf game, from the first hole to the last.
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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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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.
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I doubt about myself. I think doubts are good in life. The people who don't have doubts I think only two things-arrogance or not intelligence.
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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.
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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.
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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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I just wanted to see how the shorts felt again.
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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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I would love to learn other languages, maybe French? My uncle speaks German so maybe also German? Chinese seems to be too difficult.
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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'd rather lose an argument than get into a long discussion in order to win it.
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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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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.
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I live where I would like to live. I live in Majorca, Spain, and I am not sure there are better places.
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