Rafael Quotes

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.

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

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

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

I play each point like my life depends on it.

I learned during all my career to enjoy suffering.

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.

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

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

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.

He who does not know how to deceive does not know how to rule.

I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once. I am happy being here and all the things that are a risk I normally avoid.

I am decidedly unfriendly during a golf game, from the first hole to the last.

It was a hard time. It was something I would love to erase from my memory.

I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.

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

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.

It is important to recognize the small successes.

Ecuador is a country which defends the right to life.

My goal is to improve my game, stay healthy and be competitive. If I have that, I know I can be able to win tournaments, which in the end is what it counts.

However great your dedication, you never win anything on your own

If you want to belong to the best, you need good technique and, perhaps even more importantly, a good eye. If you see the ball sooner, you have more time to think about how and where to return it.

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

It's important for the young players to practice other ball games as well, basketball or table tennis. On the tennis court, you can improve your eye through a kind of overexertion.

As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid. But as you get older they both - winning and losing - get easier.

After some reflection I have decided that while I am the president of Ecuador, I will not attend any Summit of the Americas until it begins to make the decisions required.

He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.

I have never intentionally used steroids. Never. Ever. Period.

I would love to learn other languages, maybe French? My uncle speaks German so maybe also German? Chinese seems to be too difficult.

I have no sense of humor about losing

Even if I have already peaked, I have to believe I can improve. I wake up every morning, and go to practice, with the illusion that I'm going to get better that day.

Let me start by telling you this: I have never used steroids. Period. I don't know how to say it any more clearly than that. Never.

I have never used steroids. Period.

Socialism requires that government becomes your god.

I doubt about myself. I think doubts are good in life. The people who don't have doubts I think only two things-arrogance or not intelligence.

Thirstily he set it to his lips, and as its cool refreshment began to soothe his throat, he thanked Heaven that in a world of much evil there was still so good a thing as ale.

When you get older, if you are healthy, is not a problem. If you don't have the health, then you go home.

What distinguishes tennis is respect for one's opponent, one's conduct on the court.

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

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

The difference between players is not always the quality but their mentality.

Tennis is beautiful when you can see tactics, when players don't just react but are able to act and think.

Regret of neglected opportunity is the worst hell that a living soul can inhabit.

I will work day after day like I did my whole life ... I'm not going to change anything.

I only ever run when there's some point to it - say, if it's in a game of tennis.

My subordinates followed my orders.

I would say that to put architecture in the chain of history, to be able to interpret and understand why we are where we are, is quite crucial.

I love the beach. I love the sea. All my life I live within - in front of the sea.

For me, it is important to win titles and for that I need to work hard, stay healthy and be able to compete. The rest, I always say, it comes.

If Chelsea are naive and pure then I'm Little Red Riding Hood.