Rafael Nadal

I’m really, really emotional.

I started to travel like this at the age of 15 so for me, it’s normal. Some days you get tired and you feel, ‘I want to stay at home a little bit more,’ but it’s only the moment.

I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldnt have been a tennis player, I would have loved to be a soccer player. But again, I am happy with the choice I made.

Gaudio is playing very well. Today he played at an incredible level, especially on his backhand. But I am only thinking of my own game, and of playing well.

I am lucky because my family are comfortably off. My father has his own glass business.

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

I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once.

The favorite is always the No. 1. I can win. Blake can win. But the favorite is the No. 1.

I know my serve stinks, but I was a pretty good tennis player.

If the girls and boys have talent and feel like working on themselves, they can become champions.

Its silly to say it about a tennis player, but Im an unbelievable hero in Germany. And Germany needs heroes more than any place.

I don’t have any idols, any heroes, nothing, no.

I want to be remembered as a great athlete. As a boxing champion.

Our strategy [at Chelsea] is to bring up our own players through the academy, which we have invested a lot in, and hope it gives results.

I’m lucky enough to do what I like for work – not everyone’s that fortunate.

Something that works for one person could be a disadvantage to another.

Two weeks ago, I was in a fantastic situation, winning at Roland Garros. Now, losing in the first round, it’s tough. The tour continues. Life continues. This is a sport of victories, not a sport of losses. Nobody remembers the losses. I don’t want to remember the loss.

Don’t think about being the number one in the world, try instead to get through today’s program as well as you can. Then we will see whether one day you’ll end up as number one or number 100.

For me, pressure is bird flu. I’m feeling a lot of pressure with the problem in Scotland. It’s not fun and I’m more scared of it than football.

I play each point like my life depends on it.

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.