#Nadal: "The most important thing is to be remembered as a good person. In the end, it is the most relevant. The victories, the titles and the memorable moments are important, but everything passes. The person you were is the one who remains forever." 👍
Source: Veja Magazine
#Nadal: "When my career is over, we will have enough time to remember my achievements and understand the place I occupy in the history of tennis. I never thought I would win as many titles as I did, so I am very grateful and happy for everything I have achieved in my career."
#Nadal: "As long as I am healthy and able to compete, I intend to enjoy my life in tennis and always give 100 per cent. There is always room for improvement but you need to stay fit and in order to do that you have to rethink the intensity of training and matches."
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17-year-old Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 6-3 6-3 in Miami second round. This is when the Fedal rivalry started.
Federer: "I knew Rafa was good, but he surprised me to some degree that he was so consistent, so good on hardcourts already so early. That really showed me he was probably going to become the world no. 1, Grand Slam champion. From then on it went; the rest we know."
Nadal: "I was afraid that he could win 6-1, 6-1 or 6-1, 6-2 but I was really looking forward to playing this match because I was playing against the No. 1 player in the world. I went on court with a positive attitude, not with the attitude of, “Oh, let’s try and win one game."