Quotes from Bernard Tomic

I've got to become a little bit more wiser and I think mature a little bit more.

A lot of players are concerned about their ranking; I think you've got to just enjoy the sport and have fun.

Hopefully I can win grand slams in the future but until then I have to work very, very hard.

I'm six-foot-five, so it's not easy to be like Ferrer with a very low centre of gravity.

I was always wanting to play tennis, to enjoy the game and I've loved everything about it and not one day will I wake up and say I've had enough.

Half the time during the day, I'm just depressed.

I believe you have to respect the sport. But I think I don't respect it enough. I just believe playing many years on tour now has sort of taken a toll.

I was just a machine, training with my father... I didn't have a childhood; obviously, that took its toll.

I've said so many things in so many press conferences that caused problems. There's been incidents with police and arrests in Miami. Obviously, I did these things and I regret them. Now I'm keen to show people a different side to my personality.

I worked 10 hours a day with my father, having no money in our life from the age of eight to 15. We were driving a $500 car to now having millions and earning millions at 24, having houses all over the world.

Contrary to some self-serving reports, I am okay and strong. I have not hit rock bottom.

You can only learn from the best players out there, the best people, best idols, role models, whatever you want to call them.

My idols are not in tennis.

I want to be remembered for as many tournaments as I can win and as many grand slams I can win.

Some weeks I play well and beat a bunch of players and do super-well in tournaments.

I'm probably going to be retired fishing somewhere in the north of Australia with not a tennis ball in sight.

But I would like to play for sure until I'm 35, if I'm injury free.

I've done the wrong things, I've said the wrong things to my father, which is not good for any kid to do and for their parents to do.

I'm trying as best as I can and sometimes it comes out the wrong way, which is not good to see.

Golf, tennis, I think we respect one another and the crowd. If you see golf tournaments, as well, on the side, no one's yelling, no one's talking. There's a lot of quiet there before someone is hitting the swing or stroke. So is tennis. It's a very respectful sport.

You probably don't like me but, at only 24, you guys can only dream about having what I have at 24.

Don't play tennis. Do something you love and enjoy because it's a grind and it's a tough, tough, tough life. My position, I'm trapped. I have to do it.

If I ever get the chance to win a grand slam, I think only then will I feel the feeling of being really, really happy.

Until I am satisfied TA is committed to funding the development of junior Australian talent, including my sister Sara, on a non-discriminatory basis, I do not believe there is any point in meeting.