Mardy Fish Quotes

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Mardy Fish

Profession : Tennis Player

Birth : December 9, 1981

I realized that if I could shed some extra weight, it would make a huge difference for my knee.

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My diet wasn't terrible but it wasn't great either.

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I'm very proud of the work I put in, especially in the second part of my career.

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I'm open to talking about what I've been through with my anxiety disorder and my mental health struggles to try and help other people.

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I've been to all these places all over the world: Portugal, Vietnam, you name it.

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It's just been kind of hard trying to figure out what I can and can't play. Everyone is so competitive and you watch your friends doing well and you feel helpless at times.

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Physically, I definitely needed to change some things, get fit and get in position where I could be consistent without injury, and I've put in a lot of work to stay fit.

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There are a lot of things I'd like to do when I come to D.C. - go to a Nationals game and have fun - but it might not be the best thing for me.

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I realize there are a lot of people putting in a lot of time and effort for me, and I want to do well for them, too.

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Yes, it was fun playing the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. But I just wasn't satisfied. To have that one big win in a big tournament on that big stage - I don't have that.

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I just feel like a completely different person confidence-wise, just being able to walk around feeling like an actual athlete that's in pretty good shape.

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I worked extremely hard to put myself in the best position to not have to worry about things when I was out there. Because if I was out of shape, or if I didn't feel well, or if it was going to be a long match or a hot match, or something like that, a lot more things creep into your head.

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That's one of the things that I need to do on the court, is to be pretty even-keeled, and positive.

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I used to be very hard on myself at times - a lot of times, really.

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You sort of look yourself in the mirror and ask yourself if want to do things if you want to do some cool things and achieve things you've never achieved before.

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I'd love to go back to the U.S. Open, where it sort of all came crashing down for me in 2012, and sort of conquer that place. And by conquer, I mean just get back out on the court there. I have a lot of demons from that place.

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I was at the bottom, man. I was in a deep, deep place. It wasn't like I needed a little bit of medication and a couple of therapy sessions, and then we're back.

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You see a lot of guys going downhill as they get older, but I'm going the other way, and that's because of diet.

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I don't get tired anymore because I'm no longer carrying 30 pounds on me. It was about a lifestyle change. It was about what I ate and when I ate, and now I'm able to train harder.

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For the first three months after the U.S. Open, I had retired and nonretired in my head almost every week. And there was a while where I was done. I had gotten it through my head that I was done, when I was just trying to get my normal life back.

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