Rafael Nadal

The US player Andy Roddick reaches speeds of 220 kilometers per hour when he serves. If I train with him every day, I will later be at an advantage against a player whose service crosses the net at 190 kilometers per hour.

I like fishing. Not actual fishing – I like the peace and quiet of being at sea. It’s different.

It’s more a tennis problem than a mental problem. The transition is difficult. It depends how much time you have. Playing on grass can sometimes be a bit of a lottery.

To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad.

Why would I want a place of my own? Then I would have to things worry about, like doing laundry and having food in the fridge.

I didn’t play a great match, but once I pass the first two rounds, things get easier. I’m used to the court and the conditions.

Dont ever get it twisted, me, Kourtney and Khloe are GOOD! ALWAYS!!!! Never question that!

I always sort of felt like the eight years that Barack was president, it was sort of like having the good parent at home. You know, the responsible parent, the one who told you to eat your carrots and go to bed on time.

Having lots of siblings is like having built-in best friends.

I was loved dearly by my father but I was never so precious that he didn’t think that I could be in there right at the table.

The times when Barack and I are at our most relaxed are when we invite some friends over who we have known forever. And you put a little music on top of that? Some good food? It renews your spirit to get back in the game.

The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family.

I pay my mama’s bills, I ain’t got no time to chill.

You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.

I have to be in tune with my husband, where he is, how he’s feeling. I have to be in tune with where my family is. The same thing is true in the work that I do. It’s all about me feeling where people are. So that’s why I try to be really present, even when I’m on a rope line. I never take for granted my interactions with people. And it’s never black-and-white. I’m usually reading the crowd, reading the people that I’m with. I guess if this role has changed me, it’s improved my ability to do that. I’ve gotten better at sensing where people are at any given time.

I learned another thing from the hurt my cousin gave me – never to give that kind of hurt to anyone else. My revenge was to change a bad feeling into a good one. If I’m working with you and I sense you’re feeling a little insecure, I try to make you feel great. That’s how I get rid of my old hurt. If I don’t do that, my hurt grows and makes me mean and vengeful. But if hurt can change to kindness – that’s something Mama showed me – the world becomes a little less cruel.

Always remember your kid’s name. Always remember where you put your kid. Don’t let your kid drive until their feet can reach the pedals. Use the right size diapers … for yourself. And, when in doubt, make funny faces.

My father was a perfectionist. We had to hop to everything and have marvelous table manners. I could only wear navy blue and gray and white. He wanted me to be interested in tennis and horses just like a little princess, but I couldn’t stand such things.

Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness.

I guess my parents were strict. There were a few times when being with my friends and had bring my sister. It was just my parents best interests.

I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life.