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Maybe sometimes I don't look like that I'm really enjoying being on the court and playing tennis, but inside, I'm really enjoying it.
You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it's important to have a bit of both.
I like interior decoration, so I might do something in that. I might, at some point, take two years off to study interior decoration.
I grew up surrounded by tennis, so I was obviously more interested in it than football - particularly as it's the most popular sport.
Ive been taught very early on that if you want to win a tournament youve got to beat anybody, and hopefully I play well and enjoy it.
I am constantly trying to improve my playing and hope to get more and more mental strength. I think these are two of the success keys.
My worst days are still pretty good days. That's something I might lose in the moment sometimes, but I have a pretty good grasp of it.
Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network. They have more companies they can get money from.
After they lose, I think all tennis players go back to a specific part of the match where they wish they had done something different.
I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that it is.
There's a reason why Federer and Nadal are so gracious when they lose. They sleep well at night knowing that they've given their best.
It's ironic - people used to want to suspend me and talk about how bad my behaviour was, but now they like it when I shout and scream.
The main thing is just really to play my game... and while you are playing the match, as it goes along, you kind of figure things out.
I want to feel better. My wife says she likes me not drinking, not so many highs, so many lows, I don't lose temper, I'm more patient.
It doesnt matter who is playing or how old they are. I just worry about what I can control. It doesnt give me more or less motivation.
I don't know much about Mauresmo apart from the fact she played great tennis. Is she a good technician? I don't know those parameters.
If I'm winning, I have to act like I'm not bored. If it's A tough match, I have to act like I'm having A good time. I'm a drama queen.
I prefer the Grand Slam than the No. 1, but still, to get No. 1, not many players did that, so it's going to be very important for me.
Line is so versatile - you can do a fine, tight, closely observed description or simply put a line around an idea - like a cartoonist.
Returning serve on clay is not easy because you don't always have a sure footing so you can't push off in the way that you would like.
A professional notices any small change to their racket, whether it's something a bit different to the grip, the strings or the frame.
My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn't always happen, but that's what I try for.
When one sings, one does not speak about the problems of the every day. One speaks about the things which inspire us, which helped us.
Wimbledon, for me, is the most important tournament of the year, so you know there's always going to be people expecting me to do well.
This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope they will on their own time and their own terms.
I'm thankful to be able to team up with a company like USANA that cares about my well-being and I know we can do great things together.
My first U.S. Open I think was just very special for me because that was sort of the beginning of what was a 'Cinderella' story for me.
You know, when you make the show, honestly, it's to entertain, but it's to win. So what's the point to make the show and lose actually?
If you want to be a tennis player, then mould yourself on Roger Federer. I won three Wimbledon titles and I wish I could play like him.
I'm sure a lot of players say it, but winning is almost so you don't lose. The thrill of winning is not as great as the pain of losing.
What I've accomplished for myself is beyond my wildest dreams. What I accomplished for my country is one of my most proud achievements.
On Chris Evert: Before I even met her, she stood for everything I admired in this country: poise, ability, sportsmanship, money, style.
If all goes well and my body reacts well, and I feel I have a good high level to compete amongst the best then I'll come back and play.
I have been through two wars in my 24 years, and I know what it's like to be without anything, to see the bombs flying above your head.
My aim over the next few months is that I have a lot of points to defend in Miami and Hamburg, after that I can set my sights on No. 1.
I'm an online shopper, so that's what I do in my free time. A lot of online shopping, and I just like to see new styles and new people.
A lot of clay court players want rhythm. They want the time to play from the baseline, and it's about preventing them from having that.
Players need to look at their own tours, which are run separately from the slams, and ask why they haven't improved the funds on offer.
Tennis is a huge part of my life, but I don't base my self-value or my self-worth or the quality of my life on my results on the court.
You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward.
I've had an entrepreneurial mindset from a young age and I've been interested in companies and products that are a little bit different.
Prayer is the natural and joyous breathing of the spiritual life by which the heavenly atmosphere is inhaled and then exhaled in prayer.
One of the things I would have loved to have had was a family that worked better together, although I love my mother and father to bits.
I enjoy every win that I have. Every win gives me satisfaction, because all the girls are competitive and the tour is so even and tough.
Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network... They have more companies they can get money from.
The ultimate priority of humanity should not be to savour the power given to us, but rather to account for the according responsibility.
When you have a dream you have to work hard to achieve that dream. Your dreams when you are young can be the force that keeps you going.
People think when you're struggling and not winning matches it's because you're not working hard. That's the biggest misnomer in tennis.
I'd also made the first tennis team. I was number two player in the school at 11 years of age and that didn't sit very well with people.