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Seriously, I am not a person that I think much about what happened or what didn't happen or what could happen. I happy about the things that happened to me. I'm a lucky person, for sure, for all the things that happened to me during my life.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Lucky
Persons
Thinking
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I always like to do the things that I think are right. I am not trying to be a model, I am trying to be myself and do the right things. If what I am doing is a model, or is an example, is the right example, I am very happy, but I don't pretend that.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Pretend
Myself I Am Happy
Right Things
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I have been learning English on the road since I started when I was 15, so it is a slow process but making some progress. Now I think I am much more comfortable with my English. However, it is difficult, still, when I speak about something that is not tennis.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Comfortable
Difficult
Process
Speak
Tennis
Since
English
However
Making
Road
Slow
Slow Process
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I used to wear sleeveless T-shirts all the time on court, but now I've got a brand new look - I've moved on to polo shirts. Sleeveless T-shirts give you real freedom of movement and they keep you cooler in matches, but I just thought it was time for a change.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Brand New
Court
Giving
Moved
Moved On
Polo
Real
Real Freedom
Shirts
Brand
Cooler
Change Freedom Time
Matches
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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 / Tennis Player
Alone
Home
Bed
Brave
Nervous
Night
Sleep
Tennis
Life Alone Home
Very
Anything
Tv
Face
Bit
Else
Everything Else
Lights
Makes
Sofa
Yes
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For me, that's the most important thing, feel myself happy when I am playing. If I am healthy and I feel myself competitive, I am happy. Then is obvious I would like to win. But I know if I am in finals of important events, the normal thing is I finally win titles.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Healthy
Important
Winning
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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.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Sports
Admire
Believe
Decision
Focused
Golf
Golf Course
Mentality
Setting
Strong
Woods
Love Eyes Always
Shot
Believes
Loved
Course
Sport
Eyes
Himself
Terms
Tiger
Tiger Woods
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Two weeks ago, I was in a fantastic situation, winning at Roland Garros. Now, losing in the first round, it's tough. The tour continues. Life continues. This is a sport of victories, not a sport of losses. Nobody remembers the losses. I don't want to remember the loss.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Sports
Loss
Winning
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I was passionate about soccer. I still am. Odd, though - playing soccer always made me much more anxious than playing tennis. On soccer days, I'd be out of bed by 6 in the morning, all nervous. But I was always calm when it was time for a tennis match. I still don't know why.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Morning
Anxious
Bed
Calm
Nervous
Odd
Passionate
Soccer
Tennis
Time Morning Always
Time Morning Me
Days
Match
Though
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Confidence is the most important thing in this sport, and the confidence from winning Wimbledon would make it easier to win the Olympics, too. Either would be very difficult, both even more-but the player who wins Wimbledon will be the favorite for the Olympics. It can happen.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Sports
Player
Winning
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It's important to have people around you with enough confidence to say if you are not acting in a good way. Normally, when you are at the top, people say everything is fantastic. Probably in that moment it is what you want to hear, but it's best to be reminded how to act properly.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Confidence
Fantastic
Good Way
Best Good Enough
Act
Best Good Moment
Hear
Moment
Normally
People Say
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Top
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Barcelona, the tournament is, for all the Spanish players, an amazing event. I think is one of the top events on tour because is a historic event with a lot of tradition. A lot of years of the tournament, a lot of great players have been playing there. And it's in a real tennis club.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
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I am afraid of a lot of things. A dog. I could be afraid of a dog that's upset, for example. And on the tennis courts, maybe on the outside I look fearless, but on the inside, I'm scared. There's not one player in the world who isn't nervous before matches. Especially important matches.
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Dog
Player
Tennis
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Stay healthy, do sports and above all have fun while doing sport. Competing or just for fun, whatever, simply enjoy and try your best. Working hard, working well with achievable goals normally pays off. Believe in the people that are with you and listen to those who have more experience.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Sports
Believe
Fun
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You fight, you try your best, but if you lose, you dont have to break five racquets and smash up the locker room. You can do those things, but when youve finished, nothings changed. Youve still lost. If something positive came from that, I probably would do it. But I see only negativity.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Fighting
Negativity
Trying
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You fight, you try your best, but if you lose, you don't have to break five racquets and smash up the locker room. You can do those things, but when you've finished, nothing's changed. You've still lost. If something positive came from that, I probably would do it. But I see only negativity.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Positive
Break
Changed
Finished
Locker Room
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Negativity
Best Fight Your
Try
Came
Fight
Still
Locker
Lose
Room
Smash
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When one player is better than you, at this moment, the only thing you can do is work, try to find solutions and try to wait a little bit for your time. I'm going to wait and I'm going to try a sixth time. And if the sixth doesn't happen, a seventh. It's going to be like this. That's the spirit of sport.
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Sports
Player
Waiting
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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.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
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Years
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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.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Sports
Calm
Celebrate
Losing
Tennis
Winning
Stayed
Tournament
Victories
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Today people hit the ball with much more strength. Almost every player is capable of playing a winning stroke from any position. This means the balls arrive more quickly. If you want to reach them, you have to slow down from a high speed or suddenly change direction. These are moments when you can injure yourself, and that's what wears us out.
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Mean
Player
Winning
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For sure, with golf it's not a physically demanding sport like tennis. That's what makes tennis great - you combine both things. It's a very mental sport and at the same time can be dramatically physical. But I do admire the mentality of sport more than the physicality because physical performance is much easier to practice than mental performance.
Rafael Nadal / Tennis Player
Sports
Golf
Practice
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