Vladimir Putin

I am convinced that the norm in Russia should become a family with three children.

The centuries-old history and culture of India, majestic architectural monuments and museums of Delhi, Agra and Mumbai have a unique attractive force.

Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics.

The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90’s is final.

Our soldiers are there (in Syria) in order to secure Russia’s interests in this critically important part of the world, which is so near to us. And they will stay there, for as long as it is in Russia’s interest for them to do so.

I myself know some people who are gay. We’re on friendly terms. I’m not prejudiced in any way.

You just try to play tough and focus point for point. Sounds so boring, but it’s the right thing to do out there.

I am not the most courageous guy in the world outside of the court.

The young athletes are supposed to mature, to improve their personality.

For sure, I’m going to play less matches because I think it’s very difficult to win the same number of matches as last year. Maybe I’m going to play a little bit less, but I like playing tournaments; so if I feel good, I going to play for sure.

If you are playing bad you are going to lose here, on clay, on ice, or on the beach.

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.

My serve can get better, for sure. It’s not just about serving bombs, but positioning, variation in speed, in spin.

What distinguishes tennis is respect for one’s opponent, one’s conduct on the court.

Some people may learn something from the way I play tennis. But there are also players who are better than me in certain techniques.

Certainly I would like to have some of the qualities of other players and obviously from Roger Federer. But believe me, there are plenty of other abilities that are important, particularly mindset and strength.

If the girls and boys have talent and feel like working on themselves, they can become champions.

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.

I tried to find a solution to the problem that I had, tried to find a way to start playing better.

If I am not playing at one hundred percent, it is going to be very difficult for me to win.

So this is it. Match point for eternity.