Athlete Quotes

If I miss anything about the sport, it's the camaraderie of old teammates.

Don't sell yourself short because without that you can't go far in life because after sports the only thing you know is sports and you can't do anything else with that.

I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it.

I always wanted to be a pilot.

Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.

I would say my greatest achievement in life right now - my greatest achievement period is - and I'm still trying to achieve it - is to be a wonderful father to my kids.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.

This is the thing you dream about when you're a kid, even before getting into the league.

This is like a tribute to them, the people who helped me to get here. The thing that makes me feel good about the whole thing is, the fans voted me here.

Personally I just want to win a championship.

I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it's bittersweet.

I don't care. I feel like if we don't make a trade, we have to get it done with what we've got.

Being an All-Star is everything.

If that many people recognize how hard I go every night and what I put into my game, to make myself and my team better, it means a lot to mean. I'm fortunate; I'm blessed to be in the situation that I'm in right now.

I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here.

If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart.

I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.

I believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I've just got to believe that we're going to be all right. I've got to just play basketball.

You can't slow the game here. It's grass, it's always going to be fast.

Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.

While I didn't have everything that I wanted, I was still a happy kid.

There are not many Irish people playing tennis!

The best book I read this year was 'The Da Vinci Code.'

Since retiring I have spent a lot of time with my family, on my boat, and playing football.

My sporting hero was Drazen Petrovic, the NBA basketball player, who was killed in a car accident in 1993. He was a good friend, an unbelievable player, and I dedicated my Wimbledon win to him.

It's fun to be there with the guys, to practice with them, arrange the balls, do this, do that, but when you play you can get some of this nervousness out of your system.

It's easier when you play. You get your emotion out. You scream. You yell. You do whatever you want. You play. But it's tough to sit.

If you are given a lot of money without having to work for it, you won't appreciate it as much as if you made it yourself.

I think I owe it to myself and my fans in Britain to play one more Wimbledon.