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Well, since we've been having so much fun in Sawan's thread I thought it was only fair to have a similar-or rather opposite- thread with Nadal's refreshing "honesty" as compared to the Ego King's arrogance. As always the clay season brought out the best in Nadal, who's delighted us with such gems as :
PS this is not a bashing thread, it was done merely for fun (and to show how hard it is for players to find the right balance during interviews) :angel:
With of course the instant classic :Q. You have dominated the play circuit in Europe, you know, tremendously, and at this point going back for really like a third year of playing so well, is it -- what is left for you to do there? Is it your attitude that gee, I just have to do this again or is it brand-new all over?
RAFAEL NADAL: Well, if I think I have to do the same again another year, so it's going to be very, very hard for me similar to that, no? If I find my best tennis, I'm going to have a chance for have a good clay season; if not, I don't have a good clay season.
But of course, as we all know Nadal's not just great during the clay season :Q. Why do you say you're not the favorite, to convince us or yourself?
RAFAEL NADAL: I said just because I believe it and I'm not gonna say anything more. It's just that I think the No. 1 is always the favorite.
Q. And who is No. 1 on the clay court for you?
RAFAEL NADAL: Last year it was me. For the moment it's going fine for me, but we'll see at the end of season.
Feel free to add any other quotes you like.Q. What does this match mean to you and what does it show you about how far you might go here at Wimbledon?
RAFAEL NADAL: Oh, I need go day to day, no? I need think about Labadze now, this match. Gonna be a difficult match, sure. He's playing well and he's a dangerous player. He play tough. He has a good serve. So gonna be difficult, no?
PS this is not a bashing thread, it was done merely for fun (and to show how hard it is for players to find the right balance during interviews) :angel: