Gael Monfils Quotes

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Gael Monfils

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 1, 1986

I think everything I do in my life I try to have fun, and I try to be creative on the tennis court, outside the tennis court.

Gael Monfils

Football will always be part of my life. I've taken an interest in it since I was a young boy; my father played, as did I, and I never miss the chance to organise a little match with my friends when my schedule permits it. I also follow the results of the major European leagues quite closely.

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I think I want to show fans what it is actually like to be an athlete. Tennis is a part of it, but there is also another job that people are not aware of, the media commitments we have, and I want them to understand this.

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I loved cars when I was younger, now not as much as I grew up a little bit. But I still enjoy driving.

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Well, I'm never on time.

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When the guy is too good - you know, playing clean and you're playing very bad, I mean not that good - you need to change.

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For me tennis is a sport, you know? It's not a job, it's a sport.

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Well, sometimes I just feel like I want a Coke, you know? And I drink a Coke.

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It's not easy to recover from jet lag.

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The dream is to win a Grand Slam and that is what I'm playing for and training for. It's tough, but I believe that maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to win one.

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France is my home.

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I play very tough tennis, you know.

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I think when I dive on the court, I dive not for people. To be honest, I gonna hurt myself for people?... I dive because I want to win the point.

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When you have movies who help, who give belief and show strength, it's good.

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Basically every match I receive some racist comment, and you can cross some racist person.

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Each sportsman behaves differently.

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God gave me such great abilities, and sometimes that's a strength and sometimes it's not a strength. It's just the way it is.

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I think people, they love me because I play with my heart, I fight.

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I'm just myself on the court.

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It's always something special with me. You never know how and what I can do on the court. I think that's why the people like that, a little bit a mystery part of me.

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