Quote

Tennis is beautiful when you can see tactics, when players don't just react but are able to act and think.

Rafael Nadal

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Rafael Nadal
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: June 3
Model
Tennis Player
Rafael Nadal Parera
Rafa Nadal
Rafa
Think
Thinking
Tactics
React
Tennis
Players
Player
Beautiful
Able

More quotes by Rafael Nadal

Image
Everyone is entitled to have their own opinions.
Rafael Nadal
Image
If you are playing bad you are going to lose here, on clay, on ice, or on the beach.
Rafael Nadal
Image
I feel that love. I feel that energy. I always felt that energy when I'm playing in New York.
Rafael Nadal
Image
It's the same old story, all you think about is money.
Rafael Nadal
Image
Some people may learn something from the way I play tennis. But there are also players who are better than me in certain techniques.
Rafael Nadal
Image
I played almost four hours today, ... Im very, very tired.
Rafael Nadal
Image
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
Image
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.
Rafael Nadal
Image
I am going to fight for important things.
Rafael Nadal
Image
The only way of finding a solution is to fight back, to move, to run, and to control that pressure.
Rafael Nadal
Image
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
Image
What distinguishes tennis is respect for one's opponent, one's conduct on the court.
Rafael Nadal
Image
I was shy when I was a kid, I was very shy, but now I think I've improved a lot. I can speak OK with the media and with the people. My English is still bad but I feel a little bit better now than before.
Rafael Nadal
Image
I will work day after day like I did my whole life ... I'm not going to change anything.
Rafael Nadal
Image
I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.
Rafael Nadal
Image
Something that works for one person could be a disadvantage to another.
Rafael Nadal
Image
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
Image
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
Image
My motivation and aspiration is the same, being number one or being number five. So that's the truth. And my goal is the same - it's to always be happy playing, it's to enjoy the game and improve always.
Rafael Nadal
Image
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