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Q. You’re obviously aware of the magnitude of your achievements. How often do you think of the number 16?
RAFAEL NADAL: The number 16? I think about the number 10. That’s what I have at home. That’s what I am able to see when I go back home in my bedroom. I don’t have 11, I don’t have 12, I don’t have 15, or 16. 16 is very far. I believe the number is not gonna stop there. Roger will have more chances to win more. (…) The career of Roger is probably impossible to repeat. You know, if you look of the history of tennis, he’s the player with more Grand Slams in I don’t know how many years the history of tennis, 100?
Q. There are many statistics in the game. Which ones to you are the most important? Major won, weeks at No. 1, Davis Cup?
RAFAEL NADAL: I am not a specialist on that, so we have to look around and see about different facts. In my opinion, for sure the Grand Slam is probably the most important thing. But it is a mistake think only about the Grand Slams, because the tennis is much more than four tournaments every year, you know. For me the records of Roger are unbelievable. 16 Grand Slams are unbelievable. But he has a few probably more difficult things to do or more unbelievable things to do. I don’t know. He have 23 or 24 straight semifinals in Grand Slams. That’s really unbelievable.
