Marat Safin quotes - page 2

It was really impossible to break through in Russia. We couldn't buy any balls. We really didn't have any courts, no rackets, nothing. And no people to practice with. (Marat Safin)
I give up on spending time on these courts; I give up on practicing before the tournament I hate. I hate this. View quote
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One of the most important things, actually, when you're playing on grass, is to move. View quote
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You're playing or you're not playing. If you're playing, so just shut up and play. View quote
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It's too many questions about what I'm going to do, why I'm retiring, and this and that. So I answer the same question, I don't know, a thousand times. View quote
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There is no such thing as a perfect player; it doesn't exist. View quote
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I can improve it a little bit. But it's my head, it's the way I am. So at the end of the day, I will be who I am and I will win how much I can win. View quote
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I could pose in fashion commercials as a high society star but politics is a new way of life. View quote
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I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me. View quote
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You cannot change me; this is the way I am. View quote
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I've lived my life the way I wanted to, whether scaling the mountains, partying long into the night or having fun playing soccer. (Marat Safin)
I was very competitive. I hated losing. No matter what, I had to win. View quote
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You cannot take all the chances you get. View quote
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I wish I could have won a lot more tournaments, but I got injured every time I played well. View quote
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I think it's difficult to be No. 1. 'There's too much attention, too much expectation from other people. View quote
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I've had a lot of luck. If I didn't I'd be washing bottles in Russia. View quote
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I just want to make everyone happy. View quote
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I try to do my best to have fun off the court. View quote
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I think as a guy you need a little bit to be on your own from early on, to start to live your own life, and try to understand what is going on around you, you have to be able to survive. View quote
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I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress. View quote
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Probably I'll not be so successful if I will keep everything in myself inside of me. (Marat Safin)
All in all, I think Kazan is Russia's sportiest city after Moscow, leaving all the others far behind. View quote
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I love tennis, but I just don't like grass. View quote
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Me, I don't need money. View quote
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I'm not fighting with myself. View quote
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Marat Safin

Marat Safin - Image
Photo: Tennis-8.com, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: Russian Athlete
Born: January 27, 1980
Quotes count: 50