Quotes from Stan Wawrinka

The schedule is tough in tennis.

If you start to hesitate with your game, if you start to not go completely with your plan, then it's tough to play your best tennis.

Stress is part of your career. You have to accept it and deal with it because there is a lot of emotion in tennis.

When I was younger, I was a little bit fat. I wasn't, like, big-time fat; I was just overweight - maybe around when I was 13 or 14. At that time, I wasn't practicing that much; tennis was just a hobby. But it wasn't easy to feel that way.

The only plan is trying to push myself the maximum to be the best player I can.

My favourite film is 'Le Diner de Cons,' a French movie.

As a tennis player, you have to get used to losing every week. Unless you win the tournament, you always go home as a loser. But you have to take the positive out of a defeat and go back to work. Improve to fail better.

Coaching is very complex: it's like a puzzle, and many things need to come together to make it work.

I don't take anything for granted. In the beginning, my parents put a lot of money on the table so I could live my dream, without putting any pressure on us. We made our own way. But I've seen so many players come and go that I never, not for one minute, thought I could rack up millions on the tour.

I have many good friends on tour.

I was never afraid of getting up early and practice for many hours. I often go to practice very early during winter.

The ranking never lies.

I've always been a big fan of Thierry Henry. I enjoy watching all the great players, really. But we're always drawn to some players more than others, and in my case, it's Titi. He's my favourite player. I also really liked Luis Figo when he was at Real Madrid.

My game takes time to adapt to grass; grass is a little bit different.

Unfortunately, some younger player doesn't understand that if you want to get through, you have to sacrifice, you have to work hard, and there is no easy way.

For me, motivation is easy. I enjoy what I'm doing, and I'm lucky to play tennis. I enjoy the suffering. It's something quite natural for me to go on the court and suffer, and to go in the gym and to suffer, and to know the only way to get better is to work out - that's what I like.

My body is for my tennis - it's for my sport. I'm not a model at all. I don't work out to go to the beach: I work out to play well and to do well on the court.

I love the region around Lake Geneva. The landscape is beautiful, very peaceful, and such a nice place to relax and spend time outdoors. It's always a pleasure to come back home.

You have to make sacrifices. You have to work out, to be relaxed in your mind, to focus on what you're doing.

I like to go to Mauritius on holiday.

I won a grand slam with an Audemars Piguet on my wrist, so I feel it is a great match.

Queen's is one of my favourite tournaments of the year.

There is always disappointment, heartache. You are losing almost every tournament. You need to just accept it and be positive because you are going to lose and fail. We're not all Nadal or Djokovic, who can win most tournaments.

I've always enjoyed playing in Switzerland. The crowd support is amazing here, and Basel is one of the best indoor tournaments in the world.