135 Quotes by Mardy Fish

I was in the spot where you work your butt off to get to: the fourth round of the U.S. Open against Roger Federer on Labor Day. That's why you work so hard in this game and sacrifice so much - to get to that position.

To show weakness, we're told in sports, is to deserve shame. But showing weakness, addressing your mental health, is strength.

If anyone reads about my story, and says, 'Look, there's a guy that struggled with a lot of stuff that I am dealing with now, and he got through it,' then, yeah, I'd love that. If it helps one person, then that's great.

Mental health is not a very easy thing to talk about in sports. It's not perceived as very masculine.

If I had three pancakes in the morning I'd be like, Oh, I feel a little full, did I eat too much? Maybe I ate too much, I don't feel perfect, what's going on?' It just snowballs.

We're so trained to be 'mentally tough,' in sports.

You gain more and more confidence every time you go through tougher situations like traveling alone and sleeping alone.

I have some great memories from the Olympics I also have some tough memories from it as well, where I was so close to winning a gold medal.

I realized that if I could shed some extra weight, it would make a huge difference for my knee.