Quotes from Garbine Muguruza

I adapt more to the match for the second set.

The tough matches never go my way, so I want to change that.

It's so rewarding to succeed in what you like to do that you don't really think about what you have to give up.

It's difficult to always perform well, to always go on the court and win and hit great shots. It takes a lot of time and a long learning process.

You can't be the best player if suddenly you play well and the next day you play badly.

I just make sure that people around me are fine. There is not a lot I can do anymore. Just support the people. Be with them. But at the end, I've got to go play. And after, we can talk again. But I have to kind of block it for two hours.

I love to play, and I love what it brings to me. It's such a healthy life, and to me, it means everything.

Once you taste the sweet honey, you want more of that.

It's like if you have a bad day and you don't change your mindset, even if you go to buy bread at the supermarket, like, everything is so bad. It happens. I'm very negative. You have to change it.

I don't have superstitions because I think sometimes they work against you because, if something happens to disturb them, you feel nervous.

I have routines but not superstitions.

There's no room for being disappointed or for excuses, 'Oh, I had four match points.'

I'm used to putting so many things aside to be able to compete.

I think the players like to play with sunny days and warm weather.

I always play with a very high ponytail so that my hair doesn't bother me.

The best players are consistent.

I like to dance to Latin music, like salsa, like reggaeton.

I let my racket do the talking.

I grew up, and my body was not like a Spanish player. I was tall. I had a powerful game; my arms were long, so I'm like, 'No, you can't play like Spanish players.'

It's true that my body's not small and my style is not defensive. I am aggressive, and I am tall.

With the time, as I was growing up and I got taller and my arms were longer, I developed this aggressive style because I think it was better for me, for my style of game.

When you win, everything is so beautiful, and when you don't, it's not, so everything is darker.

I like to have bright colors and to feel feminine on the court.

I take every match as a final. It's very important.