Quotes from Mardy Fish

It's been well chronicled that I've had a lot of losses in finals.

I was 21 when I made the the finals of Cincinnati and finished 20 in the world, and thought it was going to come pretty easy.

I was just too heavy, flat out too heavy.

Yes, it was fun playing the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. But I just wasn't satisfied. To have that one big win in a big tournament on that big stage - I don't have that.

It took me months and months to get back to normalcy - to have a glass of wine at dinner, to go out to a movie with my wife. Just those normal things that you take for granted I wasn't able to do for a long time.

I practice kickboxing and Muay Thai right now, like, come on, I'll take anyone on in the ring. You can punch me in the face all you want, and I'll hit you back.

I've got a big serve, a hard serve, and quicker points as opposed to longer points.

Sports end in a result. And life keeps going. Mine, I hope, is just getting started.

I was at the bottom, man. I was in a deep, deep place. It wasn't like I needed a little bit of medication and a couple of therapy sessions, and then we're back.

A lot of it is maturity and getting older. You know, sort of getting married and realizing you're not out there for yourself anymore.

As a captain, you don't have to worry about playing well, or recovering, or injury. As captain, you know the match is in the hands of the player, not you.

It's just been kind of hard trying to figure out what I can and can't play. Everyone is so competitive and you watch your friends doing well and you feel helpless at times.

I don't want people to think I missed the French Open because I didn't want to go because I was just tired.

Everyone is in their own bubble with stresses, pressures, and expectations on themselves - no matter what job title they have. Mine just happened to involve playing in front of a lot of people, but my issues would be no different from any other person's.

I'd certainly like to feel I'm a better player than three titles, but it is what it is.

I regret not being able to mature quicker.

It's just really humbling to know that your story can help people.

You can't replace Davis Cup with something else. Its love and lore won't be surpassed any time soon.

It's hard to play somebody who is wounded.

There is no tournament to win for mental health. There are no quarterfinals, or semifinals, or finals.

In those years between 2010 and 2012, I was so consistent, not only on all surfaces, but just in terms of entering a tournament and winning matches.

I had a really great career. I have won over 300 matches, won a bunch of tournaments, almost won a bunch of big tournaments, beaten a lot of good players and done more things than I ever could have imagined.

I played as many golf tournaments as I could. I killed time by playing and practicing. It's something I love to do; it's fun and I was good at it.

You can be pretty selfish as tennis players, being an individual sport.