117 Quotes by Mats Wilander

When I first retired from the game, I had times in my life when the days just wouldn't move.

Andy Murray's already done what is needed for British tennis, which is ignite it. There's a person, there's a player that kids want to be like.

If an athlete like Michael Jordan played tennis, he would be the best - he's flexible, not too bulky, and has unbelievable hand-to-eye coordination.

There's definitely a lack of self-belief in many players, which is the only complaint I have about men's tennis.

Nadal is going to break all the records.

I decided to work really hard in 1987. I hired Matt Doyle, a former pro player, and he helped me with my physical training. Lendl was the first to focus on that. He used to be weak, physically and mentally.

Ivan Lendl was the best player I ever played. He was the first guy to bring the game to more of a power level and you could know that if he played really well you could get blown off court and that wouldn't happen against John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors or even Bjorn Borg or Guillermo Vilas.

I have a better backhand than forehand.

I really enjoyed playing Yannick Noah - he was and still is my favourite. In the heat of the moment he was very fair and very physical. He was strong, big and he moved unbelievably well. He was also mentally tough.