I was very competitive. I hated losing. No matter what, I had to win. — Marat Safin Competitive 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
All in all, I think Kazan is Russia's sportiest city after Moscow, leaving all the others far behind. — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
My friend, there is nothing so sexy as a woman who is angry. Perhaps when she is even throwing things. — Marat Safin Angry Copy Share Image
There wasn't a rich father or rich family that paid for everything that I have right now, so I worked my way. — 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… — Marat Safin Court Copy Share Image
One of the most important things, actually, when you're playing on grass, is to move. — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
I could pose in fashion commercials as a high society star but politics is a new way of life. — Marat Safin Fashion 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
Roger [Federer], he brought tennis... one level higher. Normally he toys with everybody. With all respect to other players, he does whatever… — Marat Safin Court Copy Share Image
It was really impossible to break through in Russia. We couldn't buy any balls. We really didn't have any courts, no rackets,… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
But when I'm losing a few matches, suddenly 'It's his fault', 'He doesn't want to practice', 'He doesn't need it', 'He doesn't… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
I can improve it a little bit. But it's my head, it's the way I am. So at the end of the… — Marat Safin Day Copy Share Image
It's a completely different situation right now because last year it was the time that nobody expected anything from me anything --… — 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
I'm different than another person who wants to lay back and do nothing for rest of the life and talk nonsense on… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
I think as a guy you need a little bit to be on your own from early on, to start to live… — 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
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
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
I'm not fighting with myself. Oh, my God. That's how I am. You know, the story of the hippo? The hippo comes… — Marat Safin Colour 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
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
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
If you're losing, just be a man, be a man and lose as a man. Don't pretend that you are injured and… — Marat Safin Copy Share Image
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