56 Quotes by Mark Philippoussis

It's a lot for young players to be expected to deal with all the media, and... there is a lot of pressure to be perfect, but at 19, 20, 21, 22, you're still young and learning.

When I was on the court, I played. When I trained, I trained hard. But as soon as that thing was over, I switched off and enjoyed my life.

It got to a stage where I realised I didn't care about eating, sleeping, breathing tennis because my first priority in my life was always my family.

Watching someone that you love, you think they have a certain amount of time left to live, changed everything for me. And tennis seemed not so important anymore.

When I stepped out there on the court and played, I wasn't intimidated by anyone. I felt like I could go out there and beat anyone in the world on any given day.

When I stepped on the court, I expected to win, no matter who I played against.

Some of my closest friends know that when I worry about something or when I'm upset, I close myself off and stay in my room. I watch movies and I don't get out of bed.

I've lived an easy life, the life you dream about. And at that time I thought it was normal, but it's so far from normal.

I haven't played tennis since 2006, and tennis is one of those sports where if you don't play, you don't get paid.