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

In Majorca, I can be myself. I go to the supermarket and the cinema, and I am just Rafa. Everyone knows me, and it is no big deal. I can go all day - no photographs.

I learned during all my career to enjoy suffering.

If you are healthy, you can work. If you can work, then the chances of success are higher.

The bad thing about the [tennis] calendar is how it is made and obligates you to play tournaments all year. If you want to achieve the most you can (and) go as high up (in the rankings) as you can, you have to play from the start to the finish because there are important tournaments from the beginning to the end.

I feel lucky to keep playing tennis, being healthy all those years, to compete in one of the most beautiful events of the year, without a doubt.

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