Stan Wawrinka Quotes

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Stan Wawrinka

Profession : Athlete

Birth : March 28, 1985

As far as fitness is concerned, you have to enjoy it, do good exercises, and integrate them into your tennis practice. The preparation for the season is as crucial as doing good blocks when switching from one surface to another.

Stan 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.

Stan Wawrinka

Every minute counts. Being on time or not can mean the difference of a win or a loss and even of something positive or negative happening in life.

Stan Wawrinka

My parents wanted me and my siblings to practice some sports outside school. And since we lived next to a tennis club, we decided to play tennis. I didn't have an idol, so to speak, but I always enjoyed watching Pete Sampras and Alex Corretja.

Stan Wawrinka

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.

Stan Wawrinka

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.

Stan Wawrinka

For me, motivation is easy. I enjoy what I'm doing, and I'm lucky to play tennis. I enjoy the suffering. It's something quite natural for me to go on the court and suffer, and to go in the gym and to suffer, and to know the only way to get better is to work out - that's what I like.

Stan Wawrinka

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

Stan Wawrinka

You always need to try hard to find solutions. It's the same in life or tennis.

Stan Wawrinka

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

Stan Wawrinka

I like to go to Mauritius on holiday.

Stan Wawrinka

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

Stan Wawrinka

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.

Stan Wawrinka

When you win a big title like the French Open, it's tough. The emotion in doing this is really up and down. Afterwards, you feel a little bit lonely, a bit of depression mentally. Because it's so much stress and emotion, so many people around - and then it's completely empty.

Stan Wawrinka

I've always enjoyed playing in Paris, ever since I was a junior and won the junior event there. Being Swiss, this is the Grand Slam that is closest to us - the one we watch first and visit first if we are lucky enough.

Stan Wawrinka

As a child, I was lucky to have the support of my parents because starting a tennis career is a very expensive adventure.

Stan Wawrinka

I love the region around Lake Geneva. The landscape is beautiful, very peaceful, and such a nice place to relax and spend time outdoors. It's always a pleasure to come back home.

Stan Wawrinka

I was a little bit lost in my head after winning a Grand Slam. You're like: 'So what's the next goal? What do you want now? Where do you want to be? It's not a problem if you lose.'

Stan Wawrinka

I like my easy life at home. I like to live in Switzerland. I like to be with my wife, with my daughter, to take my daughter to school, to lead a normal life. I try everything possible to keep that.

Stan Wawrinka

I love New York. It is an amazing city, and the U.S. Open is a lot about the show. There are tens of thousands of spectators; these are some of the best courts in the world, and there is nothing like being here and making memories.

Stan Wawrinka