I like a lot of sports. Especially football – it’s my favourite sport. My uncle played football in Barcelona for nine years and played for Spain in three World Cups. – Rafael Nadal
Being home alone at night makes me a bit nervous. If I’m at home alone, I have to sleep on the sofa – I can’t face going to bed. I’m there with the TV on and all the lights on. I’m not very brave about anything in life. In tennis, yes. In everything else, not very. – Rafael Nadal
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. – Rafael Nadal
I think I am a complete player. I can play well on all the surfaces. For me, the clay might be easiest, but I am not a specialist on clay. – Rafael Nadal
I always had the theory that the most important thing is be happy, enjoy what are you doing, and be fresh mentally. – Rafael Nadal
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. – Rafael Nadal
I have the same bedroom I’ve always had. It’s clean and tidy when I get home, and after two or three days it gets messy and my mother nags me. – Rafael Nadal
Some people get very confused about my game. They think it’s better if the court is slow, because I have a good defence. But the faster it is, the better for me. My spin is more painful for my opponents, my aggressive game works better. – Rafael Nadal
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. – Rafael Nadal
I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldn’t have been a tennis player, I would have loved to be a soccer player. But again, I am happy with the choice I made. – Rafael Nadal
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
My parents’ divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me. After that, when I can’t play Wimbledon, it was tough. For one month I was outside the world. – Rafael Nadal
You know, a lot of things changed. What never changed is the illusion to keep playing tennis, the illusion to keep doing well the things, and the illusion to be in a good position of the ranking and play these kind of matches. – Rafael Nadal
I started to travel like this at the age of 15 so for me, it’s normal. Some days you get tired and you feel, ‘I want to stay at home a little bit more,’ but it’s only the moment. – Rafael Nadal
I am not the most courageous guy in the world outside of the court. Being alone in the dark is something I don’t like. – Rafael Nadal
For me, it is important to win titles and for that I need to work hard, stay healthy and be able to compete. The rest, I always say, it comes. – Rafael Nadal
In tennis, because of the way it’s scored, I don’t think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment. – Rafael Nadal
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. – Rafael Nadal
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. – Rafael Nadal
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. – Rafael Nadal
I think the tennis is only a game. You can lose. You can win. After that? In life, there are much more important things than tennis. – Rafael Nadal