Quotes from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

I decided to practice alone because it was a challenge for me to see how much I love tennis. And making sure I was not trying just to respond to other people's expectations and that I really wanted it myself. I realized that I just loved tennis, that it was something extraordinary, that I would really want to do that.

I give a lot of myself every day. I never get rewards. That's why sometimes, it's tough.

When you play a big server, you are under enormous pressure on your own serve because you cannot afford to be broken. That causes a lot of players to panic: you see double faults or tentative serves. It's all in the mind, but it still happens.

I love being able to pass from a feeling of euphoria to one of calm and serenity.

Sometimes you cannot do anything because the guy in front of you is playing well and he's doing the right things to make you play in a bad way.

I have a lot of respect for who beats me and that's it.

My game is suited to grass because I'm really aggressive on the court. I have a big serve, I'm quick, I hit the ball hard, and I go to net so I have everything a player needs to do well on grass.

I have a bit two overlapping personalities. I have my African half that gives me the hot blood and the warmth and the exuberance, and then I have my French side, which is quite a bit more reserved. It's not always easy to reconcile the two.

In regular life, I'm somebody pretty simple, pretty calm.

I've got a bit of the eccentricity of Africa and a bit of Western calm.

My parents taught me not to complain, to always go forward. They taught me to always finish what I had on my plate. It seems ridiculous but these are little things that in the end make you stronger.

When I need to get into details, I like French. But when I want to do something stronger, English is better. The swear words are stronger in English. And on the court, 'Allez!' is light. 'Come on!' That's strong.

I travel so much that my idea of a good holiday is spending time at my home in Nyon, Switzerland.

Mikhail Youzhny likes the grass and has plenty of weapons to hurt you with.

I try to be consistent in my work, and I'm sure it will give me some rewards.

We can all play on the court and share the courts with the girls.

I think Roger Rasheed is helping me to be more serious. Also, he can convey his passion for tennis. He loves the game. Also he's enthusiastic about everything, about tactics, about what is happening on the court, and also physically he's really pushing me. He wants me to do my best every day.

Among the things I love about London is that there is a lot of green space and that the buildings are not very tall.

I think my best friends are my team-mates in Davis Cup. We have been growing up together since we were 11 or 12.

The court is where I can express something that I've got deep inside me.

I'm a bit like a diesel engine, you know.

I am black and white.

Having a child changes your priorities. I am convinced, for me, it will be something very positive and give me even more motivation.

I would have liked to have been a pro firefighter.