I am really close friends with Roger Federer and also with Benoit Paire. Stan Wawrinka More Quotes by Stan Wawrinka More Quotes From Stan Wawrinka I had a very happy childhood. I was lucky to grow up surrounded by nature and animals, to be outside all the time, and to work on a big farm with my dad. Stan Wawrinka childhood nature work time I enjoy putting myself in situations where you are nervous, but you need to enjoy yourself also. I've done skydiving, bungee jumping. I quite like those sensations - when you feel a little bit nervous and you don't really know where you are going. It's a quite good sensation that I love. I like the speed; I like everything. Stan Wawrinka good myself you love Coaching is very complex: it's like a puzzle, and many things need to come together to make it work. Stan Wawrinka puzzle need together work I love the region around Lake Geneva. The landscape is beautiful, very peaceful, and such a nice place to relax and spend time outdoors. It's always a pleasure to come back home. Stan Wawrinka home time beautiful love Those big matches, when you go through so much, are the best thing. Those matches are why you play tennis. Stan Wawrinka best go you play You have to make sacrifices. You have to work out, to be relaxed in your mind, to focus on what you're doing. Stan Wawrinka you focus mind work By growing up at a center for people with special needs, I learned to always fight hard to achieve what I want. In this regard, I was incredibly lucky. Stan Wawrinka fight growing-up special people My parents weren't very sporty, and football wasn't part of my everyday life. I was never a massive football fan either, but, like everyone else, I used to watch matches on TV. Stan Wawrinka parents never football life I grew up surrounded by tennis, so I was obviously more interested in it than football - particularly as it's the most popular sport. Stan Wawrinka surrounded more tennis football I've always been a big fan of Thierry Henry. I enjoy watching all the great players, really. But we're always drawn to some players more than others, and in my case, it's Titi. He's my favourite player. I also really liked Luis Figo when he was at Real Madrid. Stan Wawrinka great always enjoy real When you win a big title like the French Open, it's tough. The emotion in doing this is really up and down. Afterwards, you feel a little bit lonely, a bit of depression mentally. Because it's so much stress and emotion, so many people around - and then it's completely empty. Stan Wawrinka you stress depression people My parents wanted me and my siblings to practice some sports outside school. And since we lived next to a tennis club, we decided to play tennis. I didn't have an idol, so to speak, but I always enjoyed watching Pete Sampras and Alex Corretja. Stan Wawrinka parents me sports school I've always enjoyed playing in Paris, ever since I was a junior and won the junior event there. Being Swiss, this is the Grand Slam that is closest to us - the one we watch first and visit first if we are lucky enough. Stan Wawrinka always paris lucky enough As a child, I was lucky to have the support of my parents because starting a tennis career is a very expensive adventure. Stan Wawrinka parents child support adventure I was a little bit lost in my head after winning a Grand Slam. You're like: 'So what's the next goal? What do you want now? Where do you want to be? It's not a problem if you lose.' Stan Wawrinka lose you problem winning I like my easy life at home. I like to live in Switzerland. I like to be with my wife, with my daughter, to take my daughter to school, to lead a normal life. I try everything possible to keep that. Stan Wawrinka wife daughter home life I love New York. It is an amazing city, and the U.S. Open is a lot about the show. There are tens of thousands of spectators; these are some of the best courts in the world, and there is nothing like being here and making memories. Stan Wawrinka city best love memories I won a grand slam with an Audemars Piguet on my wrist, so I feel it is a great match. Stan Wawrinka match i-feel feel great My body is for my tennis - it's for my sport. I'm not a model at all. I don't work out to go to the beach: I work out to play well and to do well on the court. Stan Wawrinka go body work beach For me, motivation is easy. I enjoy what I'm doing, and I'm lucky to play tennis. I enjoy the suffering. It's something quite natural for me to go on the court and suffer, and to go in the gym and to suffer, and to know the only way to get better is to work out - that's what I like. Stan Wawrinka me gym enjoy work
