You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
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It’s not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.
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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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My family is the thing I miss most on the tour.
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One should just be able to play a perfect game.
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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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I definitely feel there’s room for improvement.
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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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Mentally, I’m not ever going to go away.
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I was aware of how incredible the match was. Unfortunately there had to be a winner. From my point of view many left feeling sorry for me instead of being happy for Rafa. Which hurts.
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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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Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.
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Seriously. I’m not playing to prove anything to journalists. I’m playing for myself, for my fans,to make people happy.
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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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I have two lives, and all the problems I might have, I feel like I drop them once I step on to the match court.
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