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.
Rafael NadalRead
My motivation is tomorrow, just one day at a time, right?
Interpretation
Focus on each day as it comes to build towards your goals.
Rafael Nadal's quote emphasizes the importance of daily motivation and the practice of taking life one day at a time. This perspective encourages individuals to break down their efforts into manageable daily tasks, thereby fostering progress and reducing the overwhelm that can come from looking too far ahead.
In practice
In a motivational speech to a team, emphasizing daily efforts can yield long-term success.
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.
I play because I have fun, if I don't have fun on the court, there is something wrong. I am just a 19 year old boy that likes to do what he likes, nothing else.
My motivation and aspiration is the same, being number one or being number five. So that's the truth. And my goal is the same - it's to always be happy playing, it's to enjoy the game and improve always.
I'm not the best player in the history of tennis. I think I'm amongst the best. That's true. That's enough for me.
Hard courts are very negative for the body. I know the sport is a business and creating these courts is easier than clay or grass, but I am 100 per cent sure it is wrong.
If you are playing bad you are going to lose here, on clay, on ice, or on the beach.
You must keep your mind on the objective, not on the obstacle.
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.
If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way. Don't wait for great opportunities. Seize common, everyday ones and make them great.
Now is the time when your action is practice.
Ski racing is not about how much you weigh. If weight was the key, everybody would be sucking down food.
It's my belief that I was a writer - a very hardworking writer - well before I was published. I did care what others thought, and it was embarrassing when people asked me what I had published, so I didn't talk much about writing; rather, I just kept writing.
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