Quotes

“You spend your whole life thinking about, talking about how to win a Grand Slam. Suddenly you find you’ve won it. What can I say? I just have to be very thankful. Everybody now pays attention to what I do.”

“Anyone who finishes the year 2005 as No.2 is really No.1 because the other guy Roger Federer is a different level. I wish I could be considered his rival going into the future because that would mean I have improved my game as good as his.”

“I am a little bit more famous now, but I have [some change] in my life. I live in the same place. I have the same friends.”

“My ambition is to be a very, very normal guy. A very humble guy. To play tennis, which I love and want to be the best. And, when I’m done, I just want to be at home with my friends.”

“I am afraid of a lot of things. A dog. I could be afraid of a dog that’s upset, for example. And on the tennis courts, maybe on the outside I look fearless, but on the inside, I’m scared. There’s not one player in the world who isn’t nervous before matches. Especially important matches.”

“The only way of finding a solution is to fight back, to move, to run, and to control that pressure.”

“I’m number one in the tournament, but number one doesn’t always win,”

“I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me,”

“I’d love to meet Agassi in the final but I learned my lesson a long time ago not to take anything for granted,”

“He’s lost only three matches this year. It’s amazing. I can’t be number one this year but I’m still very young. I’m 19 years old and I have many years to be number one.”

“I’m still happy with my season. I’ve won a lot of tournaments and that gives me confidence. I’m improving every year. It’s a normal evolution.”