Athlete Quotes

It's all quotes, anyway, and it all sounds the same to me.

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

I took it personal. I got slammed quite a bit.

Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.

But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field.

And the irony is that they wrote better without access to my quotes.

So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.

This work is the result of a meeting of minds from two of the most successful men in their respective fields.

Success in management and success in sport are derived from the same basic principles.

People have to understand how important it is for the players to let off steam, switch off and relax.

People complain professional sportsmen are locked away but when they get out and enjoy themselves, people have a go.

I certainly look at the modern guys and think they are a different species to when we played. They are fitter and their conditioning is extraordinary.

I get a kick out of watching a team defense me. A player moves two steps in one direction and I hit it two steps the other way. It goes right by his glove and I laugh.

Hitting is an art, but not an exact science.

You know, I'm confident before I go out and play a match that I know, you know, I've put in the work and like I feel confident that I am going to go out there and play well.

Yes, I made mistakes by rebelling, by acting out in confused ways.

What I want out of tennis is not necessarily just winning.

To win Grand Slams you have to be in the right frame of mind, the right physical shape.

This is the hardest thing I've ever done. The rehab has not gone as expected.

Tennis is what I do and is part of who I am.

People want to hear what I have to say and respect what I say.

Now a lot has changed and I can separate a lot of things.

It wasn't my tennis that made me lose, it was a lot of different things going on, high drama, high emotion.

It doesn't matter whether I qualify or wildcards.

I'm happy with what I've done but it's a challenge to try to win more.

I was an emotional basket case.

I mean, obviously, a lot of people know me around the world. Kids know me.

I mean, I feel like just a new person completely.

I just want to get to the level where I can say that that's my level, just try to play well, get up there.