“In the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.”

I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.

But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year’s season.

You know, I don’t only play for the record books.

My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.

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.

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.

It’s just unreal, I’m shocked myself. I’ve played good matches here, but never really almost destroyed somebody.

No, I’m not (disappointed). There’s no reason to be because I’m on an incredible run. You always expect a loss once in a while. So when it happens, why be disappointed if I win over 90% of my matches.

Being down match point, it’s just not fun.

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.

You’ve never seen me dance, have you?

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.

When you do something best in life, you don’t really want to give that up – and for me it’s tennis.

Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.

I can’t stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We’ll see what happens.

There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.

No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.

Patience and persistence are two characteristics that differentiate the professional from the amateur.

If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

I do believe with all of my heart that life will be good again.

I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Patience. I will become what I know I am.