I definitely want to get out of tennis and try something completely different. — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
You know why I want to win? Because of 15,000 reasons inside of the tennis court. — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
It's like love. When you look too hard, you don't find it. When you let it happen naturally, it comes. — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
No matter what happens, tennis is still tennis: You can see a lot of great matches, a lot of new people. — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
If I was the type of person who had tennis, tennis, tennis all the time and I went to bed and ended… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
Many say that (Pete) Sampras is the greatest player. But I say with all due respect to the rest, that he (Roger… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
Lady, can you speak up a little bit? Indianapolis is a little far from Europe - I can't hear you. — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
The Olympics is not for tennis and tennis does not need the Olympics. It is not my goal in life to win… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
My mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player. — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
It's frustrating when you want to play but can't. I didn't touch a racket for three weeks and when I started playing… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
Roger [Federer], he brought tennis... one level higher. Normally he toys with everybody. With all respect to other players, he does whatever… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
Wimbledon is not the tournament I love. I don't like how they treat the players. There are small things that don't cost… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
From now until the end of the year I would like to eke out one victory, that's my short term aim. I… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
It's too much pressure. You have to think match by match and moment by moment or it drives you to distraction. I'm… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
It's a pity that the tennis is really going down the drain. Every year it's getting worse and worse and worse. There… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
Right now my main aim is not to get injured any more. I am a little bit afraid of running and sliding… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
I've felt it (shoulder soreness) since the first day I came, but more so now. Yesterday in the doubles I felt like… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
That was...that was choking. You're right. But of course when you play against (Roger) Federer, he's No. 1 in the world, he… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
If you get operated, something can go wrong and you can just say bye-bye to tennis. That's what happened to a lot… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
But normally when you talk to yourself [on court] you say; 'I love you, you're a good guy, but don't miss next time, okay.' — Marat Safin Copy Share
From now until the end of the year I would like to eke out one victory, that's my short term aim. I am sure… — Marat Safin Copy Share
I can improve it a little bit. But it's my head, it's the way I am. So at the end of the day, I… — Marat Safin Copy Share
No matter what happens, tennis is still tennis: You can see a lot of great matches, a lot of new people. — Marat Safin Copy Share
If you're losing, just be a man, be a man and lose as a man. Don't pretend that you are injured and then you… — Marat Safin Copy Share
I'm not fighting with myself. Oh, my God. That's how I am. You know, the story of the hippo? The hippo comes to the… — Marat Safin Copy Share
I think it's difficult to be No. 1. 'There's too much attention, too much expectation from other people. — Marat Safin Copy Share
It's like love. When you look too hard, you don't find it. When you let it happen naturally, it comes. — Marat Safin Copy Share
If you get operated, something can go wrong and you can just say bye-bye to tennis. That's what happened to a lot of soccer… — Marat Safin Copy Share
The Olympics is not for tennis and tennis does not need the Olympics. It is not my goal in life to win a gold… — Marat Safin Copy Share
I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me. — Marat Safin Copy Share
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