I just make sure that people around me are fine. There is not a lot I can do anymore. Just support the people. Be with them. But at the end, I've got to go play. And after, we can talk again. But I have to kind of block it for two hours.
— Garbine Muguruza
It's like if you have a bad day and you don't change your mindset, even if you go to buy bread at the supermarket, like, everything is so bad. It happens. I'm very negative. You have to change it.
I don't want to retire before the tournament starts for me.
I used to either lose in my first or second match or I would go very far in the tournament. So I've been saying to myself, 'Come on, you've got to get through these first two matches. They're very tough. Because afterwards you feel different.' So I'm really putting my energy into getting through to those later rounds.
A lot of people were saying, 'I think you will play good on grass,' and I'm like, 'There's no way. I hate grass. I'm horrible.'
It's difficult to always perform well, to always go on the court and win and hit great shots. It takes a lot of time and a long learning process.
The tough matches never go my way, so I want to change that.
I always play with a very high ponytail so that my hair doesn't bother me.
At the end, the one that plays better is going to win.
In Spain, if you don't follow football, you're dead. You don't have conversation.
I'm not afraid to do long rallies. I like that.
I take every match as a final. It's very important.
I like to have bright colors and to feel feminine on the court.
Tennis is what I've always wanted to do, so it is my dream to be on top.
When you win, everything is so beautiful, and when you don't, it's not, so everything is darker.
I didn't do anything special after the French Open, after winning the tournament. I just had a nice dinner with my team and family, but I was so exhausted that I went to sleep early and couldn't stay up.
I go for my shots with no regrets, even if I play to the fence.
That's my every day: putting things aside and going out there and have two hours of concentration of tennis.
Once you taste the sweet honey, you want more of that.
I just think I play better in the greater scenarios. I just get motivated. I like the big crowds on the centre courts.
It's a great thing to have: that pressure everywhere you go, that responsibility. I think it's good to have it.
For sure, people are looking more at what I'm doing, but I think that's fine. It's a good sign. I like it.
You can't be the best player if suddenly you play well and the next day you play badly.
To see that I'm on a good path, that I'm improving, is what I want to feel.
I think the players like to play with sunny days and warm weather.
Who would I think is the favorite? Well, to be honest, I think the top players. We are all very close, very equal.
I think every player dreams to be No. 1 at some point.
With the time, as I was growing up and I got taller and my arms were longer, I developed this aggressive style because I think it was better for me, for my style of game.
I love to play, and I love what it brings to me. It's such a healthy life, and to me, it means everything.
New York is a very tricky city. I find it very noisy. It's a jungle, and it's very stressful at times, but I'm ready for it.
It is hard because I have played since I was three years old, and everything is tennis, tennis. I am super-passionate about it. And I love it. But I always like to cook, I listen to music. I just try to be like a regular girl.
After you win, people expect you to always play so good. When that doesn't happen, it's hard to deal with.
I was like, 'Did I win Roland Garros? What happened?'
I grew up, and my body was not like a Spanish player. I was tall. I had a powerful game; my arms were long, so I'm like, 'No, you can't play like Spanish players.'
I'm used to putting so many things aside to be able to compete.
It doesn't always work out that you win a tournament and then a Grand Slam, but I'm happy to have the confidence.
For us, the Grand Slams are very important. When the Grand Slams come, you're thinking, 'OK, this is the tournament.' To lose there is disappointing.
With time, I've got more used to grass, and I think my style of game helps.
Finally a Spanish girl can play on grass.
The best players are consistent.
If you want to be one of the best players, everything is hard.
Being in a Grand Slam, doesn't matter what you did before, it's always nervous and excitement.
I like Sergio Ramos, who plays Real Madrid.
I'm not afraid of playing somebody that is playing good.
I think my style of game is aggressive.
If we push for the children to know tennis, they have the chance to like it.
I learned that if you want something, you've got to really go for it, try to put the nerves aside.
I think people have this love-hate relationship with tennis. I also feel like that.
I've said before that when you win, people think it's so easy, but it's not so easy to handle it, and probably I expect myself to always play so good.
There's no room for being disappointed or for excuses, 'Oh, I had four match points.'
