By growing up at a center for people with special needs, I learned to always fight hard to achieve what I want. In this regard, I was incredibly lucky.

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

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.'

Stress is part of your career. You have to accept it and deal with it because there is a lot of emotion in tennis.

I still get goose-bumps when I walk into the All England Lawn Tennis Club at the start of tournament and that will never change.

Football gives us moments we can't imagine.

The technocracy of professional sport has managed to impose a soccer of lightning speed and brute strength: a soccer that negates joy, kills fantasy and outlaws daring.

As an athlete living in a very competitive environment there are always times when you are questioned. It's up to you to prove people wrong and I really enjoy that.