This tournament marks the start of my favorite part of the season, i know that I have to play better than what I did. I'm working to be playing well again as soon as possible. If I did not believe in my chances, I would not be here. I would be doing other stuff, because I already achieved all the things I needed to do in my career. I still have the passion and motivation to keep playing tennis.

Rafael Nadal

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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.

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Losing is not my enemy..fear of losing is my enemy.

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The only way of finding a solution is to fight back, to move, to run, and to control that pressure.

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I am not a person who I am thinking about what I achieved or what I don't achieve. I am a person who try to enjoy the moment. That's what I do.

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If somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person doesn't know anything about tennis.

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When one player is better than you, at this moment, the only thing you can do is work, try to find solutions and try to wait a little bit for your time. I'm going to wait and I'm going to try a sixth time. And if the sixth doesn't happen, a seventh. It's going to be like this. That's the spirit of sport.

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Anyone could become a star, but everyone must be a human being.

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I play each point like my life depends on it.

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You have to accept both losing and winning well. I've stayed calm when I'm winning and I've stayed calm when I've lost.

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It is important to recognize the small successes.

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It's not the time to look for excuses.

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I learned during all my career to enjoy suffering.

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It is the small steps which bring you satisfaction at the end of the day.

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I'd rather lose an argument than get into a long discussion in order to win it.

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I always had the theory that the most important thing is be happy, enjoy what are you doing, and be fresh mentally.

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In your career you have a lot of good moments and bad ones. The important thing is to have enough motivation to keep working all the days with humility and trying to be a better player than before. I am going to try to continue doing this.

Rafael Nadal

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Stay healthy, do sports and above all have fun while doing sport. Competing or just for fun, whatever, simply enjoy and try your best. Working hard, working well with achievable goals normally pays off. Believe in the people that are with you and listen to those who have more experience.

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My motivation is tomorrow, just one day at a time, right?

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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.

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Playing well or playing bad, I have to play aggressive. I must play aggressive.

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