It's too much pressure. You have to think match by match and moment by moment or it drives you to distraction. I'm tired of all the talk about it. Everyone is obsessed with it...If I was the type of person who had tennis, tennis, tennis all the time and I went to bed and ended up dreaming about tennis, I would go nuts.
Marat SafinRoger [Federer], he brought tennis... one level higher. Normally he toys with everybody. With all respect to other players, he does whatever he wants on the court against them. It's incredible what kind of game he can play.
Marat SafinIt's like love. When you look too hard, you don't find it. When you let it happen naturally, it comes.
Marat SafinMy mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player.
Marat Safin