Athlete Quotes

I respect people. For me to say 'hate' was a bad word, and I didn't mean to use it.

I hate them with all the hate you can hate with. Can you hate more than that? If you can, I hate them more than that.

I grew up under the sticks and stones rule. I didn't put my hands on you so why should you put your hands on me or my family.

I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States.

I don't have a hate bone in my body.

I didn't like how my NBA career ended because I wanted to go out on my own terms. But nobody tried to believe in me, that I could go back and play. I can still play at 39.

I did everything I could to establish myself, but it just didn't work that way. I'm not angry about that.

I am committed to examining my feelings and will recognize, appreciate and respect the differences among people in our society.

Everybody looks at his clothes to see what he's wearing.

As an African-American, I know all too well the negative thoughts and feelings hatred and bigotry cause.

If the right people do the right things, we can walk, we can have a future. But if people don't put time into it to make it run in a right way, I don't think your team will work.

Yes, yes, I'm very happy that I finally got through this match, beat No. 7 in the world. It's my best win so far. So I'm really happy the way I play today and felt really strong on the court physically, mentally.

Yeah, I think there are many other important things in life, not just tennis.

Well, I think, you know, the university and the high schools are also important, but depends how I'm going to do in tennis - well, I hope. I mean, it depends, so I don't know yet.

Well, I like to - the game of serve and volley, but it's very tough, you know, against the best players because they return so good and their passing shots are really good. So it's really tough to get there with those players.

Well, actually I don't care what surface I'm playing on.

That's what I've been always saying, that I was always using the mixed doubles especially to improve my net game and being able to return a guy's serve, 'cause then when you play someone like Serena, you are little bit more prepared for that.

Rome is my most favorite city, so I really enjoy to stay here and the whole tournament.

It was a great time here in the States this year, and definitely I feel like I'm playing well again. I gained a lot of confidence in the last couple of weeks, and I just have to, you know, keep going and keep the momentum now.

I was not fighting myself at all as I used to.

I started when I was six years old. My first coach was my granny, she was the best player in Slovakia.

I really enjoyed every minute of it. I mean, I've learned so much in the last week, I mean, just the way to play a real, real doubles. It was a great experience for me, and we had a lot of fun.

I mean, it's been quite busy, especially with the rain delay the first few days, and then having to play the late evenings, waiting here every day. It's been kind of difficult.

I mean, every single time I was there with Mahesh, I just tried to learn something of his game, because he's, you know, one of the best doubles players that's been around ever.

But just maybe sometimes being even more patient. Even though I thought I did that much better this year, and sometimes, you know, make my opponents play that one extra ball, and just knowing how to play the big points better.

As I said this year, I didn't try to put any pressure on me by setting high goals or anything, I just want to make sure that every single time I'm out there on the court I do my best, I give 100%, and see where it's going to end up next year.

I'm visiting my high school. Every half year I do the exams, and then this year I'm going to graduate.

When George Graham was there they complained, harking back to better days, but I think that's a fantasy.

What I always do is just look at the players, look at the best 11 they can put on the pitch.

We got stuffed 4-1, but it was just great to play against, it was like an education. You think you are half good and then you go and play against a side like that!