Marat Safin quotes Born: 01/27/1980 Country: russia

• “Roger [Federer], he brought tennis... one level higher. Normally he toys with everybody. With all respect to other players, he does whatever he wants on the court against them. It's incredible what kind of game he can play.” (Marat Safin) [respect]
• “I took a risk to come back and play and prepare for the U.S. Open . I decided to try to play, to see if it gets better or if it gets worse.” (Marat Safin)
• “I was missing a little bit of energy. I got sick two, three days ago, and I'm still a little bit weak.” (Marat Safin)
• “I was missing a little bit of energy. I got sick two, three days ago, and I'm still little bit weak, so it's difficult to run around and try to make winners all over the court, especially on clay. So I had to work a little bit harder, and unfortunately, I'm not really ready for this.” (Marat Safin)
• “I think he had quite bad losses, for example, in the Davis Cup against us...He was supposed to be in the Top 10. I think it's a little bit a pity because he's quite talented guy. But he can be there, but he needs to be more brave, that's for sure.” (Marat Safin) [think/bad/top/think]
• “There was so much wind, it was tough to play good tennis. I'm having trouble getting my confidence back. But I'm working hard and trying to do it.” (Marat Safin) [confidence]
• “It's kind of difficult. It (the knee injury) is still in my head. When you feel some pain in some movements, you try to avoid those. After the first couple of games, I tried to forget about it and focus on the game.” (Marat Safin) [pain/forget]
• “I tried to be as aggressive as I can and try to get into the match very quickly,” (Marat Safin)
• “He's the kind of player that you need to be really careful and really focus from the beginning of the match.” (Marat Safin)
• “I didn't practice for one month and a half and I played three matches in a row and today I felt really, really tired on the court. I couldn't move properly and I couldn't find my game. My timing was not there. So it's really difficult to play against any player.” (Marat Safin) [find]
• “Maybe I went for it too much, ... I started to make mistakes and I became frustrated as he became more solid.” (Marat Safin) [more]
• “In my position, I think it's enough, ... If I didn't have a sore knee, I would go to New Haven (for next week's tournament) and try to get the rhythm back and try to get the confidence before the U.S. Open. In my position, I have to think about my knee and how many matches I have, so it will be OK for the U.S. Open.” (Marat Safin) [position/think/confidence/position]
• “I will definitely not go to New Haven, ... I'm going to try and take care of my knee and get ready for the U.S. Open, where I should be at my best.” (Marat Safin) [willpower/take/care]
• “I will take one week off, definitely not go to New Haven, try to take care of my knee and try to get ready for U.S. Open, where I should be at my best. So because of the knee, I would skip New Haven and try to go to the doctor, spend much more time with him so he can fix me at least so I can play U.S. Open.” (Marat Safin) [willpower/take/take/care]
• “It was much better today,” (Marat Safin)
• “In the second set I was a little bit nervous because, I was playing too good, and I almost lost the second set. It's a little bit too early to say that I'm getting closer to my best shape. But at least I'm fighting.” (Marat Safin)
• “I took a risk to come here and start a bit early to prepare for the U.S. Open. I?m praying to God so I will be healthy and will be able to play good tennis in the U.S. Open.” (Marat Safin) [start/god/willpower/willpower]
• “I am going to try to play New Haven probably because I need to play a couple more matches to get used to it, work on my fitness and get my rhythm back.” (Marat Safin) [more]
• “I tried to be as aggressive as I can and try to get into the match very quickly. Because with him, with the style of game that he has, it's really difficult to get used to. He's the kind of player that you need to be really careful and really focus from the beginning of the match.” (Marat Safin) [literary style]
• “[When pressed on what he meant by] probably, ... I will decide how I feel here. If the (knee) will still hurt or the pain will increase, then I will skip New Haven and try to play the U.S. Open. If I am doing OK, then I will try to play New Haven just to get more matches in.” (Marat Safin) [willpower/willpower/pain/willpower]
• “I won't worry about that until I meet him, but there's been no secret formula for anyone up against him on any surface for the last couple of years. But I'd like to get another crack.” (Marat Safin) [worry]
• “Unfortunately, my career, it's a little roller-coaster, ... So I need to get used to it. That's how I am.” (Marat Safin) [career]
• “It feels great to be back,” (Marat Safin)
• “I've been out for one month and a half and I didn't really practice before the tournament,” (Marat Safin)
• “It will be quite difficult, you have to do something special against him (Federer), he is so far from all of us,” (Marat Safin) [willpower]
• “I've played him many times, six times, but the way he is playing this year, with confidence, to beat him will be very tough. A little bit of luck would be great.” (Marat Safin) [confidence/willpower/luck]
• “It's been a tough week for me. But I am satisfied with my game.” (Marat Safin)
• “If I can put pressure on his serve, I'd have a chance. It's going to be very hard because he has been playing amazingly.” (Marat Safin) [chance]
• “I am happy. I mean, playing Fabrice is not so nice for me... he was leading 7-1 in matches we'd played, so I am happy to be back and to win.” (Marat Safin) [nice]
• “It is a good excuse,” (Marat Safin)
• “I tried my best but unfortunately in the third set he was much better than me. I had no strength and almost fell over a couple of times, but I was trying.” (Marat Safin)

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