Occupation: Tennis Player Birth: June 6, 1956
It's not easy to part with the trophies. However, I do need to have some long-term financial security for those close to me..
When I retired from tennis I wanted to do other things with my life..
I was fascinated by a compelling character embroiled in a controversial topic that told the story from a different point of view..
If you're afraid of losing, then you daren't win..
I just hated to lose..
It has changed, quite a lot. It is very different now, there are quicker men, they are taller, stronger, have great stamina. The balls have also beco….
As tennis players, we work and we sacrifice many things. To lose, that's not a happy thing - I mean sure, I was disappointed. You have to come back s….
My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have….
Sure you have feelings and you get emotional and angry but I kept everything inside because I think I still had that thought in my mind - I didn't wa….
If you're a good experienced player, you wknow what it takes to do. If you're in trouble, you know how to change. One hundred percent of my game is i….
My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match..
I had a great tennis career. I have no regrets. But to find peace with yourself, and to finally be with your family - I'm probably the happiest guy i….
You have to find it. No one else can find it for you..
It's tough when you're No. 1. You don't have any private life, you can't even walk anywhere. I think that was one reason why I lost my motivation to ….
Roger Federer is stylish..
I have a great family, great kids. I have practically everything, you know? Sometimes I have to pinch myself. It's really true: Life starts at 50..
He [Jimmy Connors] has one weakness. He can never say his opponent played well. That's why it feels good to beat him and that's why other players wou….
The ball is round, the game is long..
Tennis is a traditional game. A big sport like tennis does not need too many changes. The game has become too fast, there are hardly any long, intere….
Basically I started playing double handed on both my forehand and backhand side because my first racket was very heavy..
You know growing up in Sweden meant we had a lot of rain when we played tennis. We were taught on clay courts but because of the weather, we had to g….