10 Quotes by Stanislas Wawrinka

As a tennis player, you have to get used to losing every week. Unless you win the tournament, you always go home as a loser. But you have to take the positive out of a defeat and go back to work. Improve to fail better.

I never expected to win a Grand Slam because, for me, I was not good enough to beat those guys.

It's simple - I love food. I am travelling all-year round, so I have the chance to eat every food possible, so I am really lucky with that.

I like to go to Mauritius on holiday.

I've always been a big fan of Thierry Henry. I enjoy watching all the great players, really. But we're always drawn to some players more than others, and in my case, it's Titi. He's my favourite player. I also really liked Luis Figo when he was at Real Madrid.

I grew up surrounded by tennis, so I was obviously more interested in it than football - particularly as it's the most popular sport.

I am really close friends with Roger Federer and also with Benoit Paire.

I always try to find the positives in losing a match, but it's not always easy.

My parents weren't very sporty, and football wasn't part of my everyday life. I was never a massive football fan either, but, like everyone else, I used to watch matches on TV.