100 Quotes by John Isner

At 19, I didn't have a hair on my face. When I was 20, I looked 14.

There's a lot of times I'll just play too passive and since I'm not going to play defense as well as most guys can, I can't get away with passive play.

I grew up in a nice neighborhood in Greensboro, N.C., which is not too big, but definitely not a small town.

A big upper body is not a great thing for tennis, and for me, flexibility is important.

I always ask for the exit row when flying. Airlines are pretty accommodating and most of the time I'll get it.

When I left college, I just thought I could play tennis to delay getting a regular job and go there and try to make ends meet. But it's been a very different experience for me, fortunately.

I try not to eat too much, but I always get hungry before a match. I make sure I have enough fuel in my body. I'll eat pasta and a little bit of protein usually. I'm pretty much eating a full meal.

For many years, tennis was the most important thing in my life. That was great. Nothing wrong with that.

I felt a ton of pressure in '08. A lot of great things were expected of me right out of the gate, and I brought some of that on myself with those great early results. But I wasn't a good enough player to make a run every fourth or fifth tournament. I wasn't as good a player as my ranking indicated.