Rafael Nadal
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Rafael Nadal (born June 3, 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked No. 2 in the world.
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- If you are playing bad you are going to lose here, on clay, on ice, or on the beach.
- 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.
- After losing to James Blake at the US Open [2]
- I just wanted to see how the shorts felt again.
- After changing his famous "piratas" trousers for a more traditional look at the Madrid Masters [3]
- It's impossible to explain what I felt in that moment, just very, very happy to win this title. For me, it is a dream to play in this tournament. But to win, I never imagined something like this.
- After beating five time champion Roger Federer in the 2008 Men's Wimbledon Final
- Did you see the speed of the ball or not?
- When asked by a reporter why he spent so much time well behind the baseline against Fernando Verdasco in the Australian Open semifinals 2009 [4]
[edit] About Nadal
- "He's a fantastic player and he's going to be around so much longer so I'm happy with every one I get before he takes them all" - Roger Federer[5]
