Goran Ivanisevic Professions : Tennis player Born : September 13, 1971 Browse All Authors Top 33 quotes by Goran Ivanisevic The trouble with me is that every match I play against five opponents: umpire, crowd, ball boys, court, and myself. Goran Ivanisevic umpires play boys I don't care now if I ever win a match in my life again. Whatever I do in my life, wherever I go, I'm going to be always Wimbledon champion. Goran Ivanisevic champion tennis winning When you are winning too much, sometimes you think you should never lose again. I am learning to lose. Goran Ivanisevic too-much winning thinking I just try to play tennis and don't find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore. Goran Ivanisevic excuse-you tennis play I have so many runner-up cups that I am thinking of starting my own tea shop. Goran Ivanisevic cups tea thinking If I can't serve on grass, I can maybe help cut the grass, paint the lines and serve some strawberries. Goran Ivanisevic tennis lines cutting I must be the only player in the world who ever injured himself for a tournament by stepping on a shell on the beach. I don't know what I'm going to do. Goran Ivanisevic shells player beach When I won Wimbledon, I said to God: just let me win this one tournament and I won't play another match. Maybe God's telling me to go home, but I don't want to go home. We are negotiating at the moment. Goran Ivanisevic winning play home Ivan Lendl's never going to be a great player on grass. The only time he comes to the net is to shake your hand. Goran Ivanisevic tennis player hands Lately, my mind is like an orchestra. If you don't have the conductor, you don't know what to do. One guy is playing jazz, one guy is playing rock and roll, another classical. It's a big mess. Goran Ivanisevic rock-and-roll rocks guy After I won a match at a tournament I tried to repeat everything I did the day I won. Before my next match, I ate the same food, I went to the same restaurant etc. Sometimes it got very boring. Goran Ivanisevic etc tennis next My fines? I pay more fines than some guys' career prize money on the tour. Goran Ivanisevic prize-money tennis careers With me, you never know what is going to happen Goran Ivanisevic homeless aerosmith never-say-never It's great, but there is one problem. She doesn't sleep. At night she seems to turn into a vampire. She wakes up every night five or 10 times, asking for things, singing, calling out. Goran Ivanisevic singing sleep night When I started in my career, my sister was very sick so I play for her because we didn't have money. Goran Ivanisevic sick careers play Since retiring I have spent a lot of time with my family, on my boat, and playing football. Goran Ivanisevic boat my-family football At her birthday, my seven-year-old daughter will say that she wants these big cakes and certain expensive toys as presents, and I can't say no to her. It would just break my heart. But when I was little, for birthdays we just played outside and we were happy if we got any cake. Goran Ivanisevic daughter mother birthday I still break racquets, but now I do it in a positive way. Goran Ivanisevic tennis break way Actually, I tossed it nicely, landed nicely, like airplane. No warning, beautiful. That's the art of throwing racquets. Goran Ivanisevic airplane beautiful art The best book I read this year was 'The Da Vinci Code.' Goran Ivanisevic code book years Similar Authors Gabriela Sabatini tennis-player Bill Tilden tennis-player Boris Becker tennis-player Anna Kournikova tennis-player Arthur Ashe tennis-player Arantxa Sanchez Vicario tennis-player All Authors
