Rafael Nadal Quotes (111 Quotes)


    For sure, I'm going to play less matches because I think it's very difficult to win the same number of matches as last year. Maybe I'm going to play a little bit less, but I like playing tournaments so if I feel good, I going to play for sure.

    I always play well when the important match arrives. I hope that this time is not the exception.

    The doctors advised me not to take any chances. I would love to have played here in Rotterdam, all the more so because I've not played for a long time. But I have to be completely fit first. If I play, I want to give it all I have.

    Roger Federer is the best player in the world. He wins everything,

    This is my first match (on clay) for a long time. So it is important to begin with a victory. But I didn't play very well I was a little nervous. Clement played very aggressive, I played very defensively.


    I am very, very sorry that I cannot play in Sydney because I was looking forward to coming there for the first time.

    The record of Borg and Vilas I have thought about it.

    I haven't played well in Madrid in previous years and I really want to make the final this time.

    He is a remarkable player and a remarkable person. He is so far ahead that he is possibly the best sportsman in the world. And yet he manages to be like a normal person. That is not easy.

    I know James has had some difficult moments, and so I'm happy for him. I like to see people do well who have suffered and been through hard things.

    Winning this match does not mean that everything is done. I'm very happy with my game, but I'm very aware of the fact that I can lose any time.

    I had a lot of inflammation in the foot after Madrid, ... After I came here, I had more pain.

    I am a little bit more famous now, but I have some change in my life. I live in the same place. I have the same friends.

    I lost a little bit of confidence about me, ... I am not playing good this week...There are moments when you don't have the confidence and this is one of those moments.

    I played more aggressive in the second set and hit the balls deeper, ... Taking a 4-0 lead was good for my confidence.

    He played good and aggressive. In difficult moments, he always had the confidence to win the point, how to play the point well. I fought all match.

    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.

    This victory is very special for me. I couldn't imagine this when I came here. I am very happy, especially after having been away from the court for three months. It's unbelievable and unforgettable for me.

    The last two years when I was coming here, I was playing very, very bad ... but the worst moment in the year (was) when I come to the U.S. Open. I think now is a little bit different, no

    I always think about victory. It was very important for me to stay in this final. If I play my best I have a chance (against Federer). I'm going to play aggressively, with determination.

    I hope to play 50 percent better each day, ... Clearly, winning the first match gives me a lot of confidence.

    I need to improve, I want to improve, and to be able to stay in London and play on grass before Wimbledon is a very good opportunity for me.

    I've not played for months because of an ankle injury, so the doctors advised me not to take any chances.

    I'm very happy with how I played. I got some confidence back. My backhand was not 100 percent today, but it was good.

    It's not miraculous, but it soothes the pain.

    I'm looking forward to tomorrow's match, ... I need to play well. The (first) two years I played here, I didn't do very well. I'm excited at the idea of playing a good tournament.

    Federer is the No. 1 in tennis, and if I meet him in the Masters Cup, I'll play a world No. 1. It will be difficult, but I' m very young and have nothing to be afraid of.

    I think it is unbelievable to win against the best player in the world - perhaps the best in the history of the game. It was also special because I was out of the game for more than three months. I cried because I was happy.

    For me it's incredible to have reached another Master Series final and even more so given that it is indoors and in Madrid,

    I didn't play well today, ... In the first set, I couldn't do so much. He made few mistakes. It was tough for me.

    He will have no problems if he keeps on working as he is now. If he keeps the attitude that he has always shown in the past - working, improving, being patient, serious - then he won't have any problem to get to the top.

    I fought well today. I'm satisfied with my performance.

    I like playing on grass a lot, but I know it's not my best surface, it's a little bit fast.

    I played really badly this morning but I'm happy with the improvement I made this evening. Ferrero is a great player but I don't fear him.

    I think this year is almost impossible to repeat, ... I'm going to start next year in high spirits, but without pressure because this has been an incredible year, a year to remember, to keep at home like a picture you hang on the wall.

    I'd love to meet Agassi in the final but I learned my lesson a long time ago not to take anything for granted,

    Even though I didn't win on Friday, I didn't think I played that bad. I also had some more time to get used to the court and coming into today, I felt that I had a good chance to win. I was very confident,

    Even though I am unable to be present for it, I would like to offer 25,000 towards the chief minister's Relief Fund for this cause. I hope this contribution will help many families return to normalcy.

    I am young. For me, he is the best one of the best in history and the best now.

    The only way of finding a solution is to fight back, to move, to run, and to control that pressure.

    I begin late, that's important factor. And the most important factor, he is better than me.

    I'm really happy to be here. I've been out of the swing of things for a long time and I hope to get back into the rhythm with a few matches to regain my form.


    I'm number one in the tournament, but number one doesn't always win,

    To be honest, I haven't felt at my best since this tournament began. I didn't feel good with the court or the balls. But those are excuses. You have to accept when you don't play well and somebody else does.

    I'm very happy with the way I played and think I played a lot better than yesterday,

    I didn't want to lose this match for anything in the world. I think I was playing the ball at my best.

    For me it's another match against the world number one He's the best sportsman in the world today. But he's also a normal person and that's not easy when you're the best tennis player in the world. I send him messages (of congratulations) when he wins in Wimbledon and other places.

    He's lost only three matches this year. It's amazing. I can't be number one this year but I'm still very young. I'm 19 years old and I have many years to be number one.

    Whatever happens tomorrow I'm happy to be in the final because I was playing terrible before China.


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