When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my kids seeing me lift the trophy, so this is pretty surreal. And yeah, I was almost shocked in the moment that it all came together so nicely.
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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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I’ve always been aware that the image you patiently construct for an entire career can be ruined in a minute. It scares you a bit, but that’s the way things are.
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I’ve done so many interviews over the years in so many different languages. Radios. Papers. Magazines. There’s always another interview to do. It’s quite something, I have to say.
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The serve, I think, is the most difficult, you know, in terms of coordination, because you got the two arms going, and you got to toss it up at the right time so.
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I had a nice dinner. I let the evening unfold, flow. I like to sit in a chair with a wine glass. When I woke up, I thought, ‘Why didn’t I go to bed at 11?’ I came back at 3 and went to bed at 5.
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It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That’s not an issue. But I think that is the same for most athletes. If you don’t believe you can win tournaments anymore, then you can’t do it.
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I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn’t stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper.
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With all the injury problems we have in men’s tennis at the moment, I’m happy to still be standing.
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Clearly, when you win everything, it’s fun. That doesn’t necessarily mean you love the game more.
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One or two years ago, I didn’t know who I was on court and I used to swear a lot. But now I’ve learned how to cope and can therefore win 10 matches in a row. I want to be remembered as a good player rather than an idiot on court.
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I never waited 27 years, because 27 years ago I was just born. My parents never told me, ‘If you don’t win Roland Garros we take you to the orphanage.
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I’m at the top of my game so, when I win or lose, I don’t freak out…I don’t think we can call it a rivalry yet. There’s just to many great players around.
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I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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The crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that’s the beauty of it.
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In the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.
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I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
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I’m proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.
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I have a very strong opinion. I’m absolutely against it. I’m against the challenge system. I’m for the way it is right now. Don’t change that.
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Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.
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Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. Look, some players grow up and play like that. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5-2 in the third, and they all just start slapping shots.
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Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.
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You know, I don’t only play for the record books.
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You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it’s important to have a bit of both.
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I love tennis! I’ve always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.
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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.
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When you’re good at something, make that everything
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