Goran Ivanisevic Quotes

As soon as I step on the court I just try to play tennis and don't find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore.
Goran Ivanisevic

Lost, Find, Play

I think I owe it to myself and my fans in Britain to play one more Wimbledon.
Goran Ivanisevic

Play, Fans, Owe

If you are given a lot of money without having to work for it, you won't appreciate it as much as if you made it yourself.
Goran Ivanisevic

Work, Money, Yourself

It's easier when you play. You get your emotion out. You scream. You yell. You do whatever you want. You play. But it's tough to sit.
Goran Ivanisevic

Play, Tough, Whatever

Since retiring I have spent a lot of time with my family, on my boat, and playing football.
Goran Ivanisevic

Family, Time, Football

The best book I read this year was 'The Da Vinci Code.'
Goran Ivanisevic

Best, Book, Year

There are not many Irish people playing tennis!
Goran Ivanisevic

Playing, Irish, Tennis

While I didn't have everything that I wanted, I was still a happy kid.
Goran Ivanisevic

Happy, Wanted, While

Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.
Goran Ivanisevic

Great, Confidence, Feeling

You can't slow the game here. It's grass, it's always going to be fast.
Goran Ivanisevic

Game, Here, Fast

Although we didn't have much when I was growing up in Split, Croatia, my parents always tried to ensure that my sister and I had the things we needed, and it was enough for us.
Goran Ivanisevic

Parents, Enough, Sister

At her birthday, my seven-year-old daughter will say that she wants these big cakes and certain expensive toys as presents, and I can't say no to her. It would just break my heart. But when I was little, for birthdays we just played outside and we were happy if we got any cake.
Goran Ivanisevic

Birthday, Happy, Heart

I must be the only player in the world who ever injured himself for a tournament by stepping on a shell on the beach. I don't know what I'm going to do.
Goran Ivanisevic

Himself, Player, Beach

It's fun to be there with the guys, to practice with them, arrange the balls, do this, do that, but when you play you can get some of this nervousness out of your system.
Goran Ivanisevic

Fun, Play, System

My sporting hero was Drazen Petrovic, the NBA basketball player, who was killed in a car accident in 1993. He was a good friend, an unbelievable player, and I dedicated my Wimbledon win to him.
Goran Ivanisevic

Good, Car, Friend

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Biography

Nationality: Croatian

Born: September 13, 1971

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