When I'm healthy and competing, I'm just a different type of player. That's the type of player everyone fell in love with.
Virat Kohli has so far shown that he has more ability and talent than anybody else, and if he can play till 32 or 34 with same fitness and without injuries, he will come to a point where not even Vivian Richards neither Sachin Tendulkar had such a record.
Right now, I'm at the top of the world in my game so my focus isn't on when I'm going to end. My focus is on playing the best tennis that I can, and there is no end to that.
The body can do amazing things in a situation when it is really called for.
In spring training, I just try to spread everything out so I can be 100 percent before the season starts. I don't want to start feeling like I don't get it once the season starts. I want to be 100 percent on Opening Day.
I want to be playing into January for the rest of my career, God willing.
I always knew that my best tennis was going to be in my late 20s.
When I'm fully fit, I have power and pace; then I feel good on the pitch.
To me, being in your prime means playing your best and feeling your best, too.
I have never been ready 100% even when I was racing in my gold times.
You have to be extreme to be exceptional. I couldn't revel in being number one. I had to get to zero. When my fitness was at its peak, I was intimidating. I made guys cave in. They'd be dejected in the locker room after matches, and I'd go out for a run, as if it wasn't enough. I'd rub it in their faces. I meant to do that.
When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best athlete in the world.
For me, it would be the perfect summer to play in the Euros and then the Olympics. My desire is to play in both.
As an athlete, as a competitor, any person would tell you they're the best. I truly believe that in myself.
You can wish as hard as you like but all that really matters is the shape you're in on the day of the race. I've always felt these really big races aren't necessarily won by whoever is the fastest. They're won by the athlete who is the smartest and in the best shape on the day.
I just prepare and train to be able to stay on top as long as I can and retire on top.
I always do my utmost both in training and during matches.
As fresh as I can be in the games, the better.
You want to hit full strides going into the first game and maintain it.
That's what defines the best athletes: being capable of showing up year after year at the highest level.
You don't want to hit your peak until late in the season.
I exceeded my expectations of longevity in the NBA.
It takes a lot of discipline to become and stay champion. It also takes a lot of discipline to stop while still feeling that you're in the best physical and mental shape of your life, but I've always planned to leave the sport when I'm at the top and in good health.
You don't wanna peak too early in training camp, but you don't wanna be out of shape or not to the point where you're able to peak. It's a science to be able to find the happy medium where your body and mind are at their best.
I think I'm the best in the world at 170 pounds, so why would I need to go down? If, at some point, I beat everyone at 170, I'd consider going up. If I've eliminated all my challenges, yeah, at that point I would consider going up.
