Patrick Rafter Quotes

That match was late evening and I had the experience of the electricity of the Centre Court because it was packed, a full house for the whole match. It had been a great year for me, first time there and I had the full taste of Wimbledon.

Being able to go into Wimbledon and be part of an amazing atmosphere is special.

I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just a great month of parading.

Brisbane is my favourite tournament... I have great memories here and always like to start the year here.

My favorite tournament is the U.S. Open because the atmosphere is great.

At Wimbledon, the ladies are simply the candles on the cake.

I love competing against the best players. I have a huge challenge, and that's to win a U.S. Open and complete the Grand Slam. I enjoy that challenge. Every year it comes around, I get excited to try to conquer that opportunity. I love it.

I'd give a year of my life if I could hit a homerun on opening day of this great new park.

It's great to have a lot of support; people recognizing what you're doing out there and identifying with you in whatever way they see fit is a great fit, I think, and for me it's neat, for people to want to come to the golf course and watch me play golf.

I am now the Wimbledon champion, and I think that gives me even more confidence coming to the Olympics. And maybe in some ways, it maybe takes some pressure off the Olympics, because I already did win at Wimbledon this year.

I remember the great atmosphere and the great stadium.

I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980.

Everyone dreams of playing Wimbledon and winning it. I am glad this dream came true for me so fast in my career. It feels great after so many years of struggle.

I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while. Those are opportunities not a lot of people get.

The crowd makes the ballgame.

I love New York. It is an amazing city, and the U.S. Open is a lot about the show. There are tens of thousands of spectators; these are some of the best courts in the world, and there is nothing like being here and making memories.

When people come to a race, part of it is the anticipation: 'What is he going to do?'

I still want to see the Lin-Lee rivalry; those games always bring great fun for the fans.

Anytime you can get the crowd to be a factor, kudos to the crowd.

I'd grown up with Wimbledon, and so to play on Centre Court really was a dream come true.

Allowing guys to celebrate and get the fans involved and excited - it makes the game better.

The football was really good at Villa. It was all worthwhile.

I won Wimbledon when I was 19 and again after I had a child.

Maria Sharapova winning Wimbledon at 17, I don't think that's ever going to happen again. It's a different game now. I need to stay focused and work on my game, and it will come.

When I was a child, I got an opportunity to see all the big players in a cricket match. I was a ball boy outside the boundary line. I picked the ball and waited a bit for Sachin Tendulkar to come near me to give it to him. The sense of being in the same space was special. While thousands were watching, I was close to Sachin.