Alexis Sanchez Quotes

You can't underestimate rest. Sometimes in tennis we don't realize that to rest your body is as important as it is to practice. We are traveling so much, all year, in different conditions, different courts, different surfaces, different balls - so we always have to adapt.

I have to thank the coach for looking after my fitness and allowing me to feel my way into the tournament.

When you're tired, you say, 'Hey, I need to rest from tennis or something.'

Putting together two powerful sets is always difficult. After you really pour it out one night, it's hard to pour it out the next night.

Training and playing are different things. I've noticed it. If you come in and you realise after six minutes that it is tiring, then that is a clear difference to training.

If you're running on fumes, you get to a point of diminishing results. Get some rest.

The advantage doesn't come because you can run more than someone over 90 minutes. The advantage comes when, in the tenth minute, I'm sprinting back and making another guy chase me. By the end of the game, that guy's worn down, but I can still keep going at the same pace.

I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty.

The important thing is to train well during the week so you perform well physically come matchday.

When you play, of course you want to win, but the most important thing about pre-season is improving your fitness.

The offseason is completely different. You're not at work. You're working out, but you're not at work.

We run around onstage constantly for about an hour and 45 minutes, and we know what that can do. You just feel great at the end of the night and when you wake up in the morning.

The players who don't look after themselves physically and mentally and enjoy the nights out a bit too much will suffer, the sport is a lot more professional now.

It is only natural that the years pass, and after consecutive matches, you feel more and more tired, but it is normal.

Training is very tiring.

Even sleep is part of my job because I need a certain number of hours of sleep to be able to train at the intensity that I do. I'm constantly working to keep my body in the best possible shape.

You do your best with the realization that nothing gets you in ring-shape better than being in the ring.

You can only stay at a high level so long before you need to rest your body.

Playing 82 games is a haul, and with eight or nine exhibition games, it's a long process. You've got to take care of your body and make sure you're getting your work in and staying healthy throughout the whole season.

Are you weary? Catch your breath. Are you strong? Reserve passing judgment on the tired.

It's not easy to play a match every two days.

The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty.

I'm very fit on tour. I try to eat well, try to sleep. But it's still rock n' roll.

It was a challenging experience. I'm looking forward to a break.

Technically, I've learned that having good legs and wind is good for being on stage. You have to be in shape and have endurance.