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" 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. "

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" 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

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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. "

" To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad. "

" I don't have any idols, any heroes, nothing, no. "

" 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. "

" Why would I want a place of my own? Then I would have to things worry about, like doing laundry and having food in the fridge. "

" I learned during all my career to enjoy suffering. "

" No one is perfect. Everybody does stupid things. "

" I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me. "

Rafael Nadal

Always

Who

" My motivation is tomorrow, just one day at a time, right? "

" You just try to play tough and focus point for point. Sounds so boring, but it's the right thing to do out there. "

" 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. "

" It's not the time to look for excuses. "

" If you don't lose, you cannot enjoy the victories. So I have to accept both things. "

Rafael Nadal

Victories

You

" 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

Home

Messy

" The family is very important. They make me feel good always because if I won, when I started to be famous, the relationship never changed with my friends and family. "

" 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. "

" I have lived my whole life with high intensity. "

" I'd rather lose an argument than get into a long discussion in order to win it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I like fishing. Not actual fishing - I like the peace and quiet of being at sea. It's different. "

Rafael Nadal

Fishing

Being