David Goffin Quotes

I want to play until I'm 38.

I might be in a little decline. I don't know. How many guys that have played 150 games are still on the upswing? I've played a lot of games, a lot of snaps.

If you look after yourself and are willing to adapt - there is no reason why you can't play at the top level until your late 30s.

I'll try to play as long as I can stay healthy.

I was always into sports, and as a sportsperson, you need to be fit to survive and play from start to finish.

Hopefully I can play until I'm 40.

But generally I am fine with a capital F; probably in extraordinary shape for a man of my age.

I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.

I've had one very bad ankle injury but otherwise I've been incredibly lucky with my fitness. I've worked hard at it and I've always been fit even compared to other players. That sustains you through various parts of your career, but I am 36.

I obviously want to win a grand slam, but whatever I do, however long I play, I hope I sustain a really long career, a healthy one, just a pretty consistent career. I obviously want to win a grand slam.

I'm 37, I'm pretty fit and feel I have another eight years left - which means there's 32 Majors still to go at.

I will try to keep going as long as I can. I'd love to play until the age of 40 - it will be interesting to see if I can do that.

As you get older, and this is a young man's game, and people say, 'Well, there's no way I can keep up running the way I'm running; there's no way my arm is going to stay as strong as it is.' It's the challenge of trying to stay in my tip-top shape year in and year out so I can keep playing the way I want to play.

Playing until I'm 40 is definitely a possibility.

I wanted to be a pro athlete. I knew that.

I am 40 years old, but I still feel fit.

I think as a professional sportsman you're aware that your time is limited.

No. 1 is definitely staying healthy. That is always going to be the biggest priority. I think when I am healthy, it gives me the opportunity to go out there and play the tennis I know that I can play.

As long as I can play at a certain level, that's what I'll do.

Whether I'd stopped playing professionally at 17 - or if I stop at 35 - tennis will always be a part of my life.

I don't have any aspirations to play until I'm 50 years old.

I'm 33 years old; I'm getting old. Every year is different, and as an athlete, you've got to be honest with yourself.

As a player, you have to assess how fit you are and look at your performance graph - how long you are delivering. Take Imran Khan's case: he played till 39.

I just take it one fight at a time. If I'm able to fight, and I'm still healthy enough, I'd like to fight. But I'll know when it's time to stop.

In wrestling, you've got to be an athlete. You can't just be a body builder; you can't just be this big strong guy who picks people up and throws them around. For longevity in the business, you got to keep your body fit and together.