New York is a special place; it’s a city that I love. — Rafael Nadal

It’s hard to say, ‘I don’t believe in God.’ I would love to know if God exists. But it’s a very difficult thing for me to believe. — Rafael Nadal

That’s right, my dear. I’d love to embrace you, but first, I have to satisfy my sense of moral outrage. — Roger Rabbit

I love the crowds in Miami. I feel that is one of the tournaments where I get more support. That helps me a lot. — Rafael Nadal

We’ll try and be very aggressive, we’ll try and speed up and change gears, and we’ll see who’s going to win. — Rafael Nadal

I’m always searching for new music, and I change what I listen to on a regular basis. — Rafael Nadal

My parents’ divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me. — 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

I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once. — Rafael Nadal

I think the doubts are good in life. The people who don’t have doubts I think only two things: arrogance or not intelligence. — 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 love the beach. I love the sea. All my life I live within–in front of the sea. — 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

If you don’t lose, you cannot enjoy the victories. So I have to accept both things. — Rafael Nadal

I just was in the second round. That’s painful, because always is tough to lose, but well, that’s sport. You win, you lose. — Rafael Nadal

I’d rather lose an argument than get into a long discussion in order to win it. — Rafael Nadal

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. — Rafael Nadal

Tennis is a hard sport. There is a lot of competition all year and you play alone. — Rafael Nadal

My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn’t say that it’s more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me. — 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 only ever run when there’s some point to it–say, if it’s in a game of tennis. — Rafael Nadal

I tried to find a solution to the problem that I had, tried to find a way to start playing better. — Rafael Nadal

I’m ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right–handed–I can’t do it. I’m clueless. — 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

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. — Rafael Nadal

It’s more a tennis problem than a mental problem. The transition is difficult. It depends how much time you have. Playing on grass can sometimes be a bit of a lottery. — 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

I’m lucky enough to do what I like for work–not everyone’s that fortunate. — 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

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. — Rafael Nadal

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. — Rafael Nadal

In Majorca, I can be myself. I go to the supermarket and the cinema, and I am just Rafa. Everyone knows me, and it is no big deal. I can go all day–no photographs. — Rafael Nadal

I’ll never have a tattoo–I just don’t like them, and when you’re old they can look a disaster. As for piercings, I don’t like them on men. — Rafael Nadal