251 Quotes by Rafael Nadal

The thing that matters is how you recover from a set lost.

The problem nowadays is that children have become too much the center of attention. Their parents, their families, everybody around them feels a need to put them on a pedestal. So much effort is invested in boosting their self-esteem that they are made to feel special in and of themselves, without having done anything.

And of one thing I have no doubt: the more you train, the better your feeling. Tennis is, more than most sports, a sport of the mind; it is the player who has those good sensations on the most days, who manages to isolate himself best from his fears and from the ups and downs in morale a match inevitably brings, who ends up being world number one.

I have no sense of humor about losing

However great your dedication, you never win anything on your own

Séque si me las arreglo para seguir jugandoal máximo nivel hasta los veintinueve otreinta años, habré tenido mucha suerte yme sentiré contento.

So there was fun and magic in my relationship with Toni, even if the prevailing mood when we trained was stony and severe.

It is unbelievable to me that I can win against the best player in the world, against one of the best in history. It's very important and very special for me, especially because I was three months off the court.

It?s already a great feeling to be third on the list. To get past Borg, I will have to reach the final in Barcelona next week. It won?t be easy. I could lose any day. But if I am 100 per cent I know I have a great chance of winning.