Quotes from John Isner

It's very important to be rested.

I love building a team around me, and being able to support a group of people is one of the best feelings I've come to know during my career; I imagine this is what a lot of business owners can relate to this.

You can't not love it here in Paris. It's amazing.

I'd love to have Trump come watch me. That would be awesome.

There's a lot of times I'll just play too passive and since I'm not going to play defense as well as most guys can, I can't get away with passive play.

Everything has gone pretty fluidly in my personal life, so I think that certainly helps.

I was never pegged to be the next great American tennis player by any means. I wasn't a prodigy. I'm a late bloomer. Whatever happens, I'm proud of what I've done.

As a tennis player, or any professional athlete, our career has a shelf life. I don't want to waste any opportunities, I don't want to look back on it when I'm 45 and think I could have done a lot more.

I try to bring a lot of water on the plane with me and eat a really good meal.

I know where I'm ranked, but I don't look at it that much, I don't study it that much. You really can't look at it that way, you've got to try to win as many matches as you can, and it's cliche, but you've got to take it one at a time.

The coaches that I have have done an incredible job with me, obviously the stuff we work on on the court.

Nothing against the Olympics. I played in 2012 and it was an incredible experience. It's different for tennis players than for swimmers and track and field athletes. That's the pinnacle of their sport and not so much the pinnacle of tennis.

I can't beat guys consistently playing like I'm 5-foot-10.

It's awesome to have the crowd on your side.

I had no idea I was going to be this tall. Had I known that, I honestly would have stuck to basketball.

I have a coach and I have a chiropractor, who works to keep me healthy. I pay their salaries. I pay for their flights as we travel around the world on a weekly basis, and I pay for their hotels and meals while we're on tour.

My theory is that I'm just closer to the sun than everyone else. I weigh more than everyone else, I'm taller than everyone else. When it's really humid and hot outside it's going to take a bigger toll on me.

Practicing hard doesn't guarantee you anything.

Davis Cup is a completely different animal.

There are a lot of things that go on between the lines of a tennis court, mentally, physically and whatnot.

Prior to our daughter being born, I think getting married is another big step. That definitely settles things down personally.

That's why I enjoy Davis Cup, and I really enjoyed college tennis. It's very special. You want to go out there and compete your hardest, because you don't want to let anyone down. You want to absolutely give it your all for your team. And that's sort of the mentality I've taken to pro tennis.

I was playing 60, 70 matches a year in college. In the pros, unless you're winning, you're not playing that many.

I try not to eat too much, but I always get hungry before a match. I make sure I have enough fuel in my body. I'll eat pasta and a little bit of protein usually. I'm pretty much eating a full meal.