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We should try to teach the young people values that are useful to them whether they become professional athletes or not.

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Rafael Nadal
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: June 3
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Some people may learn something from the way I play tennis. But there are also players who are better than me in certain techniques.
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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.
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I played almost four hours today, ... Im very, very tired.
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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'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.
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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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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 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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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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I'm delighted with the way I'm playing at the moment
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It is important to recognize the small successes.
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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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If you are playing bad you are going to lose here, on clay, on ice, or on the beach.
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What distinguishes tennis is respect for one's opponent, one's conduct on the court.
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Is always the motivation to play better and better. But I think we are in a very good way to keep winning matches. That's most important thing for me.
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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.
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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 just wanted to see how the shorts felt again.
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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.
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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.
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