Mats Wilander Quotes

People will have their guesses and opinions on my character, but anyone that's actually sat down and talked to me knows that I don't have any character issues, any off-the-field issues.

The truth will only be told over a career.

Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is not true.

I think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important.

Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.

Character is destiny and character is important to American campaigns.

If people perceive you as a good actor then they'll wish for you to be a good actor and they'll root for you when they watch you, but if you come out and you're going to clubs every night people don't root for you anymore.

I value my reputation. I work hard to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.

Administrators are there because of the fans and the cricketers to run this game, so credibility of a game, or a board, or even a government for that matter, is important irrespective of what you do. If you are in public life, it is important.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Everybody is watching you every minute anyways. If they think the message you're sending out is phony, they're going to say, 'Who does he think he is?' It's again good business. But it is also an obligation.

I hate to spoil my own prospects, but I really don't respect the kiss-and-tell approach to public life at all, not at all.

I've met some great people that deal with me in the press. I've also met some people that were very dishonorable, frankly.

For me, the key is I always have to be the same person. If someone was to hear me say something on Fox and hear me say something different on NPR, they would say, 'The guy is a hypocrite.'

What we say privately we say publicly.

If you want to go into the court of world opinion, you had better go in with clean hands.

It was a poor decision on my end to definitely disrespect the game. Poor decision of mine to misrepresent the Bucks, myself, my family, obviously my teammates.

I'm smart about the way I move. I'm smart about the way I conduct myself outside the Octagon, like who I associate myself with.

I am not a big fan of Mike Tyson. I almost idolized him for what he did in the ring - he was such a great fighter. But his behavior out of the ring... he needed to realize he was in the public eye, and there is a responsibility.

Integrity matters. What our fans think matters.

When you are in the public eye, in the name of public service, you have to understand that the more people know about you, and the more people say they want to support you, the more you have to work even harder to uphold that trust.

I have always kept in mind that I come from a family that is recognizable in public. I have to act responsibly all the times.

As cricketers and professionals, with the scrutiny that is on us, we have to obviously be careful and behave ourselves.

No one on the planet Earth is going to be able to look at me on television and say that I'm a liar. It will not happen.

I don't care if you print something nasty about me. If it's true, fine. I don't care. But just make sure it's the truth.