Quotes from Andy Murray

A lot of athletes use sports psychologists.

I used a lot of sports psychologists when I was younger... sometimes it helped, sometimes it didn't.

Everybody always talks about the pressure of playing at Wimbledon, how tough it is, but the people watching make it so much easier to play.

My dinner options are kept simple during Wimbledon. I have either salmon with rice, roast chicken with vegetables and potatoes, or steak with salad. My girlfriend Kim will cook, and I know each night that it will be one of those three.

Wimbledon, for me, is the most important tournament of the year, so you know there's always going to be people expecting me to do well.

When I lost the Wimbledon 2012 final, I didn't know if I'd ever win a slam.

There's two people I would say to try to go and watch who are probably the future of tennis. One girl called Taylor Townsend, she got a wildcard from the event into Wimbledon; she's an American girl. On the men's side, there's an Australian guy called Nick Kyrgios; he's 19, and he was the number one junior in the world.

Owning a property is great as that's my base and the centre of my family life.

Obviously you try to keep as much of your private life as private as you can.

Abide in Jesus, the sinless One - which means, give up all of self and its life, and dwell in God's will and rest in His strength. This is what brings the power that does not commit sin.

I've realised over the years I play my best when I have time to prepare for each tournament as best as possible.

I'm definitely open to change, but at the same time I am quite stubborn.

Getting married is great, and I feel really good away from the court, and my private life and stuff is good. But you still need to train and work hard. Like, I didn't go on a honeymoon after we got married; I went to Barcelona and trained for 10 days to get ready for the clay-court season. It's been good, but you still have to put the work in.

One of the things I would have loved to have had was a family that worked better together, although I love my mother and father to bits.

Well, my mum's been a tennis coach - she coached me till I was 12.

To be honest, I think bananas are a pathetic fruit.

We Scots have a fierce pride in the things we do that others can never appreciate. I am the British No. 1, but I would prefer to be the British No. 1 from Scotland every time.

I didn't practise it loads when I was at the academy in Spain, but when I got on the ATP Tour it's something I dedicated a lot of time to.

Of my investments that have been realised, buying my first house turned out to be a pretty good move, which I didn't really realise at the time.

I'm on the road so much that I don't get to spend as much time there as I would like.

Sometimes you're looking to play perfect tennis but it's not going to happen all the time and you have to accept it.

It's not the end of the world to lose.

For much of the year, you're just trying to maintain your fitness. It's not often you get a lot of time to really concentrate on improving it.

Contrary to my image, I do have a sense of humour.