Nick Nurse Quotes

When I go out on court, I don't care what I look like. I don't care if I'm out of my bed as long as I win the match, and that's what I'm there for. It doesn't matter what I'm wearing, it doesn't matter what I look, it doesn't matter what my hair feels like. All I feel is the moment I have to play well, give my 100% and win the match.

Every time I step on the court, I know I can beat my opponent.

I wouldn't be in football if I was nervous. You have to look forward to games.

On the pitch, I need to stay focused, alert, and be ready to face my heart-racing moment with confidence.

I thought I had to show all my stuff and I almost tore the boards of the grandstand with my fastball.

I'll let the racket do the talking.

When I compete, I tell myself to be calm. It's not something that's the rest of your life. You're in gymnastics for fun.

We could spend time together during the day and just kind of talk and enjoy each other and enjoy the moment. But it was interesting we both knew that once you walk through the gates of that stadium, then it was on, the game was on.

You take that walk from the dressing room to the ring and that's when the real man comes out. Then you climb up those four stairs and into the ring. Then finally, you can't wait for the bell to ring.

Never played football, but I'm an athlete. I'm a competitor.

I don't know whether it's the athlete in me or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play.

I let my racket do the talking.

I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions.

I'm just really excited every time I play a match.

I've always prided myself on being a football player.

That's one of the nice things about being a sportsman is that once you cross that white line, it is a freedom, you are away from everything in life really. You are playing cricket and that's an escape from everything. That's as clear as you get really.

Tennis is such a fun game. One of the things that I really like is that everything depends on you. Before certain matches, you might have those butterflies, but that's the excitement. There's a ton of emotion that you're going through.

We're always ready for a pick-up game. I walk through the park on the way home every day and just think to myself, 'I'll take on any of these kids.'

No, I don't get nervous when I play basketball.

When I step forward on the floor, I have the confidence that I'm the best player playing that night and that I am the most prepared at what I need to be doing.

I'm naturally fired up. I'm naturally excited to play each and every time I lace the shoes up.

I just go out and play my best tennis.

When I played for the first time against France, I wanted more.

You have to go into every event with 100 percent confidence and just surf your best because everyone there is there to win, and no one is going to give you the heat. You have to win by a mile to really make a heat.

Every moment, every practice, every game, everywhere; I just love competing. Competition is in my DNA.