Greg Rusedski Quotes (34 Quotes)


    There's a great opportunity for me to become British number one and it could happen very soon.

    I've been through a lot, physically and emotionally, over the last few years.

    We're very, very excited about it, but we're just taking it one day at a time at the moment,

    You can't really describe how difficult it is to deal with. It is any athlete's worst nightmare to be accused of cheating by taking drugs. It really is very difficult to put into words how it makes you feel.

    I think I played a good two sets out there today. I've got to look at it as I've played really well, he couldn't miss anything today. I think everything was working for him.


    I didn't do much wrong and didn't lose my serve but he played some really good tennis.

    I have no idea when I'm going to hear the verdict. It's anywhere between three to nine days. So all I can do is sit tight at the moment. I think things went fairly but we'll have to wait and see.

    I was really pleased, ... As I say, I had ups and downs in my career. The older you get, time passes on, people forgive and move on. It was really nice. I enjoyed the reception I got and the support from the public. It was great.

    Murray will be the top British player for many years,

    The downside isn't really injury, fear of injury or the process of fighting back from injury. The downside, the very worst thing in the world, is surgery.

    When you're young, you don't know what you don't know, so it's easier to get into that magical thing.

    At the beginning, I just couldn't miss. He played a little better in the second set but from 4-4 I played some really good tennis and came up with the break.


    I'm going to go give it a shot, see if I can get out of it what I want,

    He's always a tough opponent. He returns so well. But at the beginning I just couldn't miss. I managed to stay on top, played some great tennis, and I'm very pleased with it.

    He's so good from the back of the court you can't let him dictate the rallies. But then if you step up, he passes you. I tried to work out the best option, but he was too good.

    You do it for the highs, when you're totally engrossed and everything's flowing and whatever you want, you get. It's like magic. That's why you play the game. That's what it's for. That's why you work.

    I tried to order some contamination-free supplements but didn't receive any and I haven't got any yet.

    I have to give him credit. He served fantastically well. Missed three volleys the whole match. I didn't do much wrong. I didn't drop my serve.

    There will be a lot at stake for me because if I win I will go to British number one for the end of the season,

    He played pretty well, ... The court was a little bit slower and that was advantageous to him. I didn't play as well as I could but I have to give him credit. He played well and that just how tennis goes some days.

    Some say that grass is for cows. I guess clay is for making bricks.

    It took me a very long time to get going, ... Unfortunately, the first set was over too fast, so when my game finally came on, it was too late.

    With all the things I've had to go through it would be a big deal for me to get back to British number one.

    greatly enhanced in the company of one of the stunning women met while on the tour.

    That's a big deal for me to finish the year as the top player. ... It's been a good 2005. I'll be back in the top 40, and I picked up my 15th career title this year in Newport.

    The only way to get back the confidence is to play and win matches. You can practise as much as you like, but you need confidence that comes from playing and winning matches.

    Everyone has been extremely supportive, that is what I draw my strength from. There are a lot of English people in the crowd who are supporting me and dealing with the situation. They have been just fantastic.

    I thought the first set was really good, especially getting that early break. He's a very deceptive player.

    This is an enormous relief to me and I would like to take this opportunity to thank my wife Lucy, my family and my legal team ... for standing by me and believing in my innocence. I have also been tremendously encouraged by the overwhelmingly favorable reaction of the general public.

    I've had a tough last two or three years. Now I'm trying to make the most of it. I'm just going to keep playing and keep going as long as I can because it's better than being in the real world.

    Anybody that's playing Roger Federer right now is going to have a very hard time.

    I really felt I couldn't get through him at all today and I didn't feel like I played as well as I could.

    It's about you. If you win, it's you; if you lose, it's you. Black and white. Nowhere to hide.


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