My mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player. Marat Safin More Quotes by Marat Safin More Quotes From Marat Safin I give up on spending time on these courts; I give up on practicing before the tournament I hate. I hate this. Marat Safin spending-timegiving-uphate You cannot change me; this is the way I am. Marat Safin way It's a completely different situation right now because last year it was the time that nobody expected anything from me anything -- I had nothing to lose, basically I was starting from zero. And now I'm back in Top 5. And for me it's a different stage. Marat Safin zerodifferentyears Lady, can you speak up a little bit? Indianapolis is a little far from Europe - I can't hear you. Marat Safin tennislittleseurope I've had a lot of luck. If I didn't I'd be washing bottles in Russia. Marat Safin russiagood-luckbottles You can find flaws in Agassi and Sampras, but Federer has none. Marat Safin federerflaws It is very hard for me to switch from clay to grass. Marat Safin clayhardgrass But when I'm losing a few matches, suddenly 'It's his fault', 'He doesn't want to practice', 'He doesn't need it', 'He doesn't care'. And when everything goes well, there are people coming behind the stone, saying, 'Oh, my God, he's back finally, and I was there to help him out'. Marat Safin practicepeopleneeds I pass through the difficult moments in life, really difficult times on grass, during my seven years of my career. All of a sudden I felt comfortable. Marat Safin difficult-timescareersyears You're playing or you're not playing. If you're playing, so just shut up and play. Marat Safin shut-upifsplay Me, I don't need money. Marat Safin need-moneyneeds There is no such thing as a perfect player; it doesn't exist. Marat Safin playerperfect I'm not fighting with myself. Marat Safin fighting 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. Marat Safin retiringanswersretirement We have a real chance of winning the first Cup with the caliber of players we have in the Russian side and I'll be doing everything I can to make that happen from the bench. Marat Safin sports To be part of a Hall of Fame is every athlete's dream, i am really honored to be inducted and proud to represent Russian tennis alongside the greatest champions of tennis history. Marat Safin sports I have no regrets. Marat Safin regretsno-regrets
