Quotes About Performance

When I hear a singer, I want them to be passionate and intense, and soul singers like Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett always seemed to do exactly that.

I love being on the field with Jeff Wilson. The way he carries the football, the way he makes people look at him after he gets tackled. They are like 'Why did it take four people to tackle that guy and why are two guys on the ground from trying to tackle him?' Because he's an absolute monster.

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.

If I didn't do well at Wimbledon maybe Chinese people will forget about me.

If I had to choose between a third Wimbledon title and the number one ranking, I would choose Wimbledon. The ranking just shows how you're doing in the year, so I think the Slams are first, and it shows in the number anyway.

I definitely prefer the courts at Wimbledon - they're a little bit slower. I know I can play well there, I just need to keep the momentum there and take care of everything that I can.

I think I owe it to myself and my fans in Britain to play one more Wimbledon.

Just because you win the French Open it doesn't mean you can do well at Wimbledon.

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.

Once you step on the court, you see the crowd, you see the final, you see I'm here playing another Wimbledon final.

I just thought at Wimbledon I was very nervous.

During Wimbledon, I ate only rice and pineapple. My coach cooked for me. He made sweet rice.

I had eight consecutive years in the top 20 and five of those were in the top 10. That's something I'm very proud of. And the way that I played some of my matches at Wimbledon was also very special.

I feel at times I get blamed for the weather at Wimbledon.

My first match on a Grand Slam show court was when I played Petra Kvitova on Centre Court at Wimbledon in 2015. Petra was the defending champion and I think I was done in 34 minutes.

There are too many British players who just aren't good enough. And that's not through lack of effort. But in terms of getting to the top 100, and getting into Wimbledon on their ranking, I feel as though there are too many players who just aren't good enough.

Somewhere in the '60s, actors became wimps and basket-case psychotics.

I've played for Real Madrid, where the pressure is so huge because you have to go and really win absolutely every game.

Real Madrid are obliged to win always - this jersey makes it an obligation.

Obviously, when I play well and win a trophy, I feel happy about myself.

To be successful, you need results in a row. You can't win, lose, win, lose.

There's no medals for trying. This isn't like eighth grade where everybody gets a trophy. We are in a professional sport, and it is competitive to win. That's what we do.

It doesn't matter where we play. It doesn't matter whether the season has finished or not. We have to play the same way, stay focused all of the time and go there to win.

My job is to give my team a chance to win.