As soon as I step on the court 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
Play, Court, Soon, Excuses
My sporting hero was Drazen Petrovic, the NBA basketball player, who was killed in a car accident in 1993. He was a good friend, an unbelievable player, and I dedicated my Wimbledon win to him.
- Goran Ivanisevic
Good, Hero, Him, Good Friend
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
Birthday, Happy, Big, Birthdays
Since retiring I have spent a lot of time with my family, on my boat, and playing football.
- Goran Ivanisevic
Retiring, Lot, Spent, Boat
Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.
- Goran Ivanisevic
Still, Great Feeling, Given, Wimbledon
I think I owe it to myself and my fans in Britain to play one more Wimbledon.
- Goran Ivanisevic
Play, Think, I Think, Wimbledon
There are not many Irish people playing tennis!
- Goran Ivanisevic
Irish, Playing, Many, Irish People
You can't slow the game here. It's grass, it's always going to be fast.
- Goran Ivanisevic
Game, Here, Always, Grass
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
Going, Tournament, Stepping, Shell
Although we didn't have much when I was growing up in Split, Croatia, my parents always tried to ensure that my sister and I had the things we needed, and it was enough for us.
- Goran Ivanisevic
Always, Needed, Ensure, Croatia
It's easier when you play. You get your emotion out. You scream. You yell. You do whatever you want. You play. But it's tough to sit.
- Goran Ivanisevic
Play, Want, Your, Scream
It's fun to be there with the guys, to practice with them, arrange the balls, do this, do that, but when you play you can get some of this nervousness out of your system.
- Goran Ivanisevic
Practice, Play, Some, Nervousness
While I didn't have everything that I wanted, I was still a happy kid.
- Goran Ivanisevic
Happy, Kid, Still, Wanted
The best book I read this year was 'The Da Vinci Code.'
- Goran Ivanisevic
Book, Year, Read, Code
If you are given a lot of money without having to work for it, you won't appreciate it as much as if you made it yourself.
- Goran Ivanisevic
Work, Given, Having, Appreciate
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