Quotes from Juan Martin del Potro

My body is really worn out. This pain is part of my life, and I play the match with it. And since no other player has gone through what I've gone through in terms of injury, setbacks, it's hard for them to understand.

I just want to keep improving my backhand.

My wrist, I need stability in my wrist, more strength and flexibility, everything.

The worst moment was in 2015 when I was close to quitting this sport because I couldn't find a way to fix my wrist problems. I had been suffering a lot. I got depressed for couple of months also.

Sometimes I have to deal with pain in my wrist, which is normal after all my surgeries, but I think it's amazing for me to be just thinking about tennis, not anymore about the injuries.

I think the people loves my effort to come back and play tennis. They know what have been through with all my wrist problems. They like one guy who never give ups, and he's trying to play tennis.

Nobody knew what was happening in my wrist. I changed many times the treatment and nothing works. But in the end I survived with my mind. I never give up.

I really appreciate everyone who cheers for me all around the world at every tournament.

Against Federer, is not easy to share the fan's love. He is a local around the world in every tournament.

When you play the same tournament as Federer, Murray, Djokovic and Rafa, they have more media than me, for sure.

Sometimes in tournaments I'll see Argentinians with Boca shirts and flags and that gives me a boost.

I go to church in Argentina and I try to keep it up during the tournaments.

Everything that I got, it's special. I mean, I had the silver medal from Rio. Also was one of my best week ever on tour, playing for my country in Rio. Davis Cup, it's also special for me and for my country.

I've never done a fake injury or something like that. If I look tired, in pain, it's because this is true.

It is so difficult when you are out for a year, not just because you are not playing, but because other players are still playing. They are in competition all the time, so when you come in again and try to play them at the same level, with the same intensity, it is very hard.

When I go out with my friends, if people come up to me, everyone has good intentions and means well.

I trust my doctors, my team, my physical trainers.

I had a sister who died many years ago, and I believe that she protects me from the sky. She was eight years old. It was a car accident in Argentina. I was five or six, so it was much worse for my parents.

I have to do two or three hours of treatments every day just to be able to step onto a tennis court.

When you play semifinals on a Grand Slam, anything can happen, so you must be ready for the chance.

I want to keep going up in the rankings, play very often with the top guys.

When I was a kid, I mix watching soccer and the U.S. Open, that's it.

Well, Argentina has a big idols in soccer, in different sport. I'm just doing my job, trying to be an example for the kids, to teach them that you have to do effort to get your goals in your life.

When I am working, I know this is my work so I can be focused for three hours, four hours, or whatever, and then outside I am a person like you or the children playing soccer in the street.