Quotes About Relaxation

I bought my Grasshoppers tennis shoes at a flea market in Brooklyn. They are so comfortable to lounge around in on tour.

I can't live without my PlayStation. When I go on tour this is like my best friend. 'Cause if I don't bring the PlayStation, I feel like I'm a slave of my work, basically.

Yes, actually. Animation's a very easy thing to watch on tour.

I don't even listen to music when I'm off tour.

I went to dinner with my mother-in-law and I just realized I was talking in sound bites to her and expecting her to laugh every time I said anything or be jotting something down in a notebook. So you have to kind of really have a talk with yourself after you've done a press tour and say, 'Chill out!'

I'm actually at home when I'm not on tour, and I have a lot of downtime.

Every time I am off the tennis tour, I go back home.

Sometimes on a tour bus, we watch comedy when it's slow.

There comes a time when you've toured a ton, and a time to be inspired again. Listen to awesome jazz records that are mellow with no words, and just sit there and read a book, or space out on your couch. And eventually, all that inspiration comes.

I don't need to be the singer of Nightwish 24/7 when I'm not touring or when I want to go to the supermarket in my comfy pants.

When I'm not touring, I really don't leave the house.

I love to feel clean. Whenever I was touring and doing shows, the minute I was done, I would immediately shower, take off all my makeup, and put on my PJs.

If I'm not touring, I wake up late - 10, 11 A.M. - and one of my favorite things is to go for brunch with my wife.

When I'm not touring I really enjoy the ease of cooking at home.

Montserrat is a very pleasant place to do nothing. The islanders know this, and they know this is why tourists go there, but they are not totally comfortable with the notion.

In a way getting fired up for these matches is what makes the Premier League the hardest tournament for me. Knowing I can lose and still be in the tournament probably makes me relax too much sometimes.

I thoroughly enjoy getting away from the game and going out fishing because it's so relaxing, so quiet and peaceful. I mean, there's no noise other than nature - and it's so different from what I do in a tournament situation that it just eases my mind.

I'm not a big golfer, but I love to go get a bucket of balls and just smack the balls around. That's my type of game. When I do play, it's mostly in charity tournaments.

Meditation gives you back one or two sleep cycles every time you do it. Do it every day and it goes quite a long way towards helping insomnia.

On the beach, I take my clothes off under a towel.

I can stay in the bath for, well, the longest has been seven or eight hours. I get completely set up with my laptop so I can watch 'The Sopranos,' put out some scented candles, music. I have a towel nearby so I can dry my hand to change the music or the TV. I make a little heaven for myself. And then I just refill and refill.

I'm a very early riser on holiday. I am invariably down at the pool on a sun lounger even before anyone can put a towel on one.

My perfect beach town isn't a fancy resort or glitzy planned community. It's a place with a hometown grocery that has decent meat, seafood, and a deli; a couple of ice cream shops; and a handful of good restaurants - where the island-wide dress code is 'no shoes, no shirt, no problem.'

I like to leisurely cruise around town on a longboard.