I’m really, really emotional.
I have lived my whole life with high intensity.
Some people may learn something from the way I play tennis. But there are also players who are better than me in certain techniques.
My goal is to improve my game, stay healthy and be competitive. If I have that, I know I can be able to win tournaments, which in the end is what it counts.
The worst thing is to play too defensively. I need to play with more intensity and be aggressive. If I do that, I’m going to do well because my touch is good.
Today people hit the ball with much more strength. Almost every player is capable of playing a winning stroke from any position. This means the balls arrive more quickly. If you want to reach them, you have to slow down from a high speed or suddenly change direction. These are moments when you can injure yourself, and that’s what wears us out.
I just wanted to see how the shorts felt again.
Every little kid that steps on the court or the field has aspirations to go pro. I think being a pro basketball player is the best job. The thing I had to realize was that I can’t do every dream that I have.
Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.
My motivation is tomorrow, just one day at a time, right?
For me, pressure is bird flu. I’m feeling a lot of pressure with the problem in Scotland. It’s not fun and I’m more scared of it than football.
Girls had never been important. I’d had a girlfriend or two and had liked them a lot but it wasn’t love, because my first love was tennis.
I drew my strength from fear. Fear of losing. I don’t remember the games I won, only the games I lost.
I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once.
Outside the manager, John [Terry] and I have probably the closest relationship with Roman. We speak to him sometimes just minutes after a game to discuss how it went and at other times when he wants to gauge our views on specific subjects Abramovich is also very like Mourinho in his thirst to discover the reasons behind a certain event or result.
Tennis has to be very careful.Not everyone is a computer, it is very good we have John McEnroe. I hope we have a couple more.
It is the small steps which bring you satisfaction at the end of the day.
I didn’t play a great match, but once I pass the first two rounds, things get easier. I’m used to the court and the conditions.
Every time you are not practicing someone else is.
I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it’s just a great month of parading.
I had the pleasure of competing at the Olympic Games and at Wimbledon and was fortunate enough to win the gold medal in both events,
The eyes of some of the fans at Davis Cup matches scare me. There’s no light in them. Fixed emotions. Blind worship. Horror. It makes me think of what happened to us long ago.
