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> [I'm not really good with authority, but you know, when the doctors said that I won't be playing professional tennis again , it was another, sort of another thing in my life where I'm going to prove someone else wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/i-m-not-really-good-with-authority-but-you-know-when-the-doctors-said/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

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## More by Mark Philippoussis

> [I always thought that I was going to be up there, whether it's was in the top 20, top 10, and I wasn't training…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/i-always-thought-that-i-was-going-to-be-up-there-whether-it-s-was-in/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [Generally, what I miss about tennis now is playing against the guys on the big stadium courts where the crowd are going nuts and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/generally-what-i-miss-about-tennis-now-is-playing-against-the-guys-on/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [Tennis is a beautiful sport but it's also a sport where you get thrown out there into the world and it's on an international…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/tennis-is-a-beautiful-sport-but-it-s-also-a-sport-where-you-get/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [I haven't played tennis since 2006, and tennis is one of those sports where if you don't play, you don't get paid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/i-haven-t-played-tennis-since-2006-and-tennis-is-one-of-those-sports/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [I'm the underdog, but know what I'm capable of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/i-m-the-underdog-but-know-what-i-m-capable-of/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [I have nothing to prove to anyone. I only play for myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/i-have-nothing-to-prove-to-anyone-i-only-play-for-myself/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [I've lived an easy life, the life you dream about. And at that time I thought it was normal, but it's so far from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/i-ve-lived-an-easy-life-the-life-you-dream-about-and-at-that-time-i/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [I'm at the French Open right now and enjoyable as that is, it's only really Wimbledon that I miss from when I played elite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/i-m-at-the-french-open-right-now-and-enjoyable-as-that-is-it-s-only/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [Up a set and 2-0 it's definitely a situation where a little match practice would've helped, so I'm disappointed but think I can take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/up-a-set-and-2-0-it-s-definitely-a-situation-where-a-little-match/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [Money came in left, right and centre; you just thought that's how it was for everyone and that's how it will always be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/money-came-in-left-right-and-centre-you-just-thought-that-s-how-it/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [When I stepped out there on the court and played, I wasn't intimidated by anyone. I felt like I could go out there and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/when-i-stepped-out-there-on-the-court-and-played-i-wasn-t-intimidated/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [I'm not really good with authority, but you know, when the doctors said that I won't be playing professional tennis again , it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/i-m-not-really-good-with-authority-but-you-know-when-the-doctors-said/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [When I was on the court, I played. When I trained, I trained hard. But as soon as that thing was over, I switched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/when-i-was-on-the-court-i-played-when-i-trained-i-trained-hard-but-as/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [Watching someone that you love, you think they have a certain amount of time left to live, changed everything for me. And tennis seemed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/watching-someone-that-you-love-you-think-they-have-a-certain-amount/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

> [I've changed my whole life around, I've devoted my life for tennis instead of partying. I'm very happy, you know, I'm 27, I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/i-ve-changed-my-whole-life-around-i-ve-devoted-my-life-for-tennis/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

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