Goran Ivanisevic Quotes

I still am champion in my own right.

What I have done cannot be taken from me.

I've only seen a handful of short clips of my U.S. Open win. I remember how I did it; I don't need to watch a video.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

There's no need to overwhelm yourself with thoughts, because you know that you're just as good or better than some of the players you're going up against.

I'm proud of me.

They'll forget all the rubbish when I've gone, and they'll remember the football. If only one person thinks I'm the best player in the world, that's good enough for me.

I believe I have quality, and that's why I won a grand slam, so I know I can do it again.

I know I'm not the best, but I'm proud of myself.

I feel like I am the strongest man in the world.

I will always be the first Latina Cinderella, so I always have that to take with me, and I'm very proud of that. I believe that it was a life-changing experience for me.

I always felt I was good enough to be competing and I wanted to express myself in the best way that I can.

At the end of the day, I know me, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to win.

I always hold my head up high.

I may not be able to keep fighting for money for a living, but I will always have to fight for my dignity, because that's who I am.

I don't need to be told what I am or what I should do or if I beat this guy it means I'm good or if I lose to that guy it means I'm bad. I'm at peace with myself, and I know what I do every day in my training will speak for itself, and success will be a byproduct.

It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. You know what you've done and what you've been through to get to where you are.

You can't be considered a great player unless you win Wimbledon. That's the way it is.

Choking is being in a position to win, and then experiencing some critical failure of nerve or spirit. That never happened to me. And I can't help but think it was because I was never afraid to lose.

I never thought I was the best; I just thought I was one of the best.

So don't you worry your pretty little mind because people throw rocks at things that shine. [Ours]

I was told I would never make it because I'm too short. Well, I'm still too short, but I've got 10 All-Star games, two World Series championships, and I'm a very happy and contented guy. It doesn't matter what your height is, it's what's in your heart.

I proved that I can win the Grand Slams. I proved that I can last four and a half hours and come out on top against one of the strongest guys physically that tennis had probably seen especially on this surface. So they would probably be the things that I would say I have learned tonight: To not doubt myself physically and mentally from now on.

Can't nobody take my pride. Can't nobody hold me down.

Vanity is a static thing. It puts it faith in what it has, and is easily wounded. Pride is active, and satisfied only with what it can do, hence accustomed not to feel small stings.