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
I am very young, and he is an unbelievable player, one of the best in history and the best player now by far. If you look at the rankings, if you look at the points, if you look at the Grand Slam titles, we don't have competition. And also the most important factor is that he is better than me.
He's in a good moment. When a player stays in a good moment with confidence, he's always difficult. He's playing good, for sure. He can stay in the top 10 because he's playing very good.
I cannot win this year but I can play good on grass
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.