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“Truly free people do not need to be told they are free.”

Jacque Fresco (1916–2017) American futurist and self-described social engineer

“He has never broken a racket in anger. It would be showing a lack of respect to people who actually have to buy the equipment to play the sport.”

Rafael Nadal (1986) Spanish tennis player

Uncle Toni Nadal on nephew Rafael. http://nadal-rafael.tripod.com/id9.html

“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 (1986) Spanish tennis player

http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2010-06-19/201006191276967412350.html?promo=sl_toparticles

“It's impossible to explain what I felt in that moment, just very, very happy to win this title. For me, it is a dream to play in this tournament. But to win, I never imagined something like this.”

Rafael Nadal (1986) Spanish tennis player

After beating five time champion Roger Federer in the 2008 Men's Wimbledon Final

“If you are playing bad you are going to lose here, on clay, on ice, or on the beach.”

Rafael Nadal (1986) Spanish tennis player

Preparing to play at the 2006 US Open http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/tennis/5295932.stm

“To be honest, I haven't felt at my best since this tournament began. I didn't feel good with the court or the balls. But those are excuses. You have to accept when you don't play well and somebody else does.”

Rafael Nadal (1986) Spanish tennis player

After losing to James Blake at the US Open http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/sports/tennis/04men.html?pagewanted=all

“Did you see the speed of the ball or not?”

Rafael Nadal (1986) Spanish tennis player

When asked by a reporter why he spent so much time well behind the baseline against Fernando Verdasco in the Australian Open semifinals 2009 http://tennis.com/yourgame/instructionarticles/strategy/strategy.aspx?id=173552

“I just wanted to see how the shorts felt again.”

Rafael Nadal (1986) Spanish tennis player

After changing his famous "piratas" trousers for a more traditional look at the Madrid Masters http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/quotes_of_week/4371108.stm