Rafael Nadal is professional tennis player from Spanish. He is one of the player to win all major international titles of tennis. Rafael Nadal started professional career at the age of 15. He won the French Open championship on his debut. Along with that he is a great philanthropist as he organized foundation named as ‘Fundación Rafa Nadal’ which helps needy children’s and homeless people.
Below are Inspirational quotes from Rafael Nadal:
1.“Even if I have already peaked, I have to believe I can improve. I wake up every morning, and go to practice, with the illusion that I am going to get better that day.”Rafael Nadal
2.“My theory is that the most important thing is be happy, enjoy what are you doing, and be fresh mentally.” Rafael Nadal
3.“Family is very important. They make me feel good always because if I won, when I started to be famous, the relationship never changed with my friends and family.” Rafael Nadal
4.“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
5.“The thing, when you are down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it’s hard.” Rafael Nadal
6.“However great your dedication, you never win anything on your own.” Rafael Nadal
7.“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
8.“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
9.“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 has changed. You’ve still lost. If something positive came from that, I probably would do it. But I see only negativity.” Rafael Nadal
10.“No one is perfect. Everybody does stupid things.” Rafael Nadal
11.“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
12.“To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad.” Rafael Nadal
13.“The thing, when you are down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it’s hard.” Rafael Nadal
14.“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 is setting himself and focusing on his decision; he has a really strong focus and believes that he can make the shot.” Rafael Nadal
15.“I think I am a complete player. I can play well on all the surfaces. For me, the clay might be easiest, but I am not a specialist on clay.” Rafael Nadal
16.“I have no sense of humor about losing.” Rafael Nadal
17.“However great your dedication, you never win anything on your own.” Rafael Nadal
18.“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
19.“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
20.“I am a guy who likes to do what I am doing with passion, whether it’s a soccer match with friends or golf.” Rafael Nadal
21.“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
22.“I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.” Rafael Nadal
23.“I tried to find a solution to the problem that I had, tried to find a way to start playing better.” Rafael Nadal
24.“I am not the most courageous guy in the world outside of the court. Being alone in the dark is something I don’t like.” Rafael Nadal