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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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My uncle developed the training philosophy. His idea of good tennis training is basically quite simple: you must try to gain time.
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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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Losing is not my enemy..fear of losing is my enemy.
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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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I feel that love. I feel that energy. I always felt that energy when I'm playing in New York.
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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.
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Tennis is beautiful when you can see tactics, when players don't just react but are able to act and think.
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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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Confidence is the most important thing in this sport, and the confidence from winning Wimbledon would make it easier to win the Olympics, too. Either would be very difficult, both even more-but the player who wins Wimbledon will be the favorite for the Olympics. It can happen.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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Most important thing, I am not a player who win the serves because I serve aces or free points, no. When I winning a lot of serves is because I am playing well from the baseline. That's why.
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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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I am decidedly unfriendly during a golf game, from the first hole to the last.
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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.
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I became a player who goes to a lot of effort while training, who can rely on his will and his mental strengths.
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