Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parerais a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked world No. 4. He is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history, and owing to his dominance and success on the surface, he has been titled "The King of Clay". His evolution into an all-court threat has established him as one of the greatest players in tennis history, with some considering Nadal to be the greatest player of all time...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth3 June 1986
CityManacor, Spain
CountrySpain
The favorite is always the No. 1. I can win. Blake can win. But the favorite is the No. 1.
I take pleasure in tennis and the hope that it requires.
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.
Everybody likes to say that Roger Federer is the Greatest Player of all time because its so nice to watch him play...but you have got to throw in Nadal's Mind as well...and That's the GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!
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.
There are many moments during a match when you are tense, wrestling with yourself. Tennis is a lesson in self-control.
I'm delighted with the way I'm playing at the moment
Is only a tennis match. At the end, that's life. There is much more important things.
I am not the most courageous guy in the world outside of the court.
That's painful always to lose.
Honesty, willingness to exert oneself, friendship - all these things shaped me too.
I'm really, really emotional.
I just try to win the match by fighting for every point, and running down every ball.
I am decidedly unfriendly during a golf game, from the first hole to the last.