Question. The Russian Marat Safin admitted that was a slap from his mother, who was his coach. Can mark so small, the hardness of mind?

Response. I have marked. Now, less than, as is normal, because I'm older, but as a child, my uncle [Toni] was always very strict with me. The workouts were often high voltage. Thanks to that I'm strong-headed. Not because it was born that way. I was born ready to endure all that, but what has made me strong head are all those workouts, all that pressure. It assumes that they can then assimilate difficult situations more easily. It is the tension of going to train and know that you have to do well because if not, no problem. My uncle was a guy that I was difficult to train me. It was hard to do alone with him, hand in hand, because I was scared, with a lot of tension. All that then seemed exaggerated, and that at times may still seem to me made me strong.

Q. Is there a book, a character that will help overcome when he was injured?

A. What makes you want to do is pull forward. The main thing. There are moments that are complicated and if you do not have a strong base acquired as a child, having learned to put up with and overcome, it is easier to get you down. I always want to do has helped. The day my head tell me not to devote myself to something else. My dream, besides winning, is to overcome difficult situations. That gives me something special. Last year, things came shot: I won in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome, but was making a mess [of play]. These titles did not bring happiness. In this, yes. It is not winning in Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid, which is plenty for me, but knowing that to do it again I made a work of many months. That gives me much more.

Q. Has your calendar. Do you listen to your body now?

A. I've always gone to the limit. I've always wanted to do more, more and more. Years help you see things, to realize that sometimes what you gain on one hand you lose the other. For me, the most important thing is to keep it as long as possible, be in good shape, because that helps you stay mentally fit. All that makes you play well. If not, is impossible. Of course I'm open to change. Of course I listen to the body just a bit more than before and I know a tad more. It is difficult to plan a schedule where I do not know if I will reach Wimbledon semi-finals or lose in the second round.

Q. What then?

A. My goal is to play well at Wimbledon. The next is to arrive well prepared mentally, physically and tennis at the U.S. Open. At least, to get there and lose, but losing everything like play, not like last year, I came with ruptured abdominal [fell by a 6-2 triple against Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, his worst defeat in a large ]. That must be my goal now. We'll see how Swift calendar to get there best.

Q. Do you believe in fate?

R. No. There are things that can not be controlled, but you mark your own destiny.

Q. Who is stronger mentally than you?

A. There are many people safe without being head because you can not be up. What I have better, more must be very strong head, is the delivery in every workout, every game.

P. It will tell you otherwise. How many people are in the circuit would be to train the next day win a big ?

R. Those who truly aspire to win. Those who are prepared to win. Those who see beyond. Those whose ambition does not end there. Those are the ones that do. I think if Roger Federer win Roland Garros and decide to play next week is training the next day.

Q. Why not wildly celebrated its fifth Roland Garros in 24 years?

A. I go many times.

Q. After the title ...

A. Yes, I went out for a while. Late, but not drinking or drinking very little, two glasses of champagne and you're done. I'm not a neat freak. I do not think much of going to bed early, eating well, doing everything right. I have not thought much about it. Sure it helps, but you can lead a normal life if you are willing to work on the track. Of course you're not going to get drunk and go to train yourself to 10 in the morning. Of course not. One day passes, but usually can not be done.

Q. So ...

R. In Mallorca, often go out at night and the next day I will train. The trouble is when you go and train yourself preempts. If I have three days in Mallorca after a month without leaving, on Friday, going to dinner with friends. I go out until three-thirty or four in the morning and 10 am on the track. Everyone has their priorities. Who does not do that ... I have 24, I am very happy with what I do and do not want to live apart. I want to live in the real world. My friends leave and I am one more.

Q. "My best shot is that I always want to improve." What do you mean?

A. My dream has always been to be better, but not the others, but what I was. When I go to train me, I get up in the hope of improving something, not by training, ie training, with better paste the drive, the backhand, the serve, the volley ... In the end, that's what keeps you alive. Over the years, of course, his rivals know you more. One or the other catches you your game. It is therefore important advance further and have something new.

Q. From your play catch the eye power, physical force. Did you forget your talent? Living in the era of Federer ...

R. Those who forget that do not know much about tennis. Talent is not just nice to hit the ball or take a reverse cut precious and perfect volley. The talent is many things. Running is talent. Return the ball in difficult situations, both inside and long, difficult to the contrary, is talent. Do not go into comparisons with Federer. He is better in almost everything but the mobility and tactical. But I have a special talent for many things.

Q. For what?

R. The drive is not as pretty, but it is ugly. And talent can not have this drive.

Q. Does vertigo know who has won so many big and American John McEnroe?

A. I do not plan these things. For now, do not compare myself with myths like him. Time will tell. We will see, when I finish my career where I am in history. I'm on track, but I take much to reach that level.

Q. Who is the best Spanish athlete of the moment?

R. Pau [Gasol]. As a pioneer, being the first to succeed in the NBA and win the ring. Pioneer always has extra value.