I've always been a fighter. I can get pretty feisty sometimes.
— Grigor Dimitrov
I like clothes a lot.
Tennis is such a fun game. One of the things that I really like is that everything depends on you. Before certain matches, you might have those butterflies, but that's the excitement. There's a ton of emotion that you're going through.
Sometimes confidence is everything.
To be able to represent Nike as a brand is one thing, but to also represent the great players that came before me means a lot.
I appreciate where I come from. I never forget.
The biggest pressure is what I put on myself.
At the end of the day, health above all.
Everything is customised, from my watches to my phone. I like my things to be different.
I'm a very creative person in general. I like to create stuff in my downtime off the court.
In the beginning, I thought the Federer comparisons were cool, but after a while, I wasn't happy with it. It's not the best thing you can hear as you're trying to develop, as it puts extra pressure on a young kid.
I think tennis was just in my genes.
If you look good, it brings confidence.
Once the opportunities knock on your door, you've got to try and go get them. If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. But at the same time, you've got to keep going.
Tennis is great, but it doesn't necessarily define me.
I would love to have a beautiful family one day, to win Slams. I'd love my kids to see me play before I retire.
Obviously, it's tough when you lose a match, but that's how it goes.
I want to create my own legend, my own trademarks.
Tennis is very tough.
My mom is a former volleyball player.
I try and do whatever I want with my free time. I think having control of what you do is really important.
I think mental preparation is really important. Every day, you've got to imagine your goal.
I'm bad at going on vacation.
I especially like Lanvin.
Sure, I can afford a nice car and a nice place, but this is not what brings me happiness. Now you're on a high, and people know you and things like that, but how many people will remember your name once it all stops and the money isn't raining from the sky?
I get that I can come across as a show-off, but that is part of who I am.
Trust me: it's no fun where we're on the fourth set, or you've got to serve second serve on a break point down.
It's good to have a good teacher, but you always need a pretty good student.
I am always wearing a bracelet, necklace, and watch. I don't even care if they don't match.
I believe that if you feel good and if you look good when you're playing, it can give you the extra edge that you might need.
I like camouflage a lot.
Tennis is a great platform for me to do well, and for sure, I want to be No 1, to win Slams, but there are more things that I want to do.
There is always a dream, for me, in the locker room before matches as well during the day. If you have a strong mind, a strong tendency to keep you strong, I think your dream is coming.
The negative talk, everything that has been coming my way, I don't care about it.
My favourite designer was Alexander McQueen. His lines were different every time.
I never thought I was going to make a career out of tennis, to be honest, until I was 10 or 11 years old. One of my earliest memories is when I was seven, and I was competing against players that were three, four years older than me. I didn't take it too seriously at the time. I was having a lot of fun.
I come from a very sporty family.
You may not be playing your best tennis or having your best match; sometimes it's just not your day. The important thing is to believe in yourself, which starts with being confident in your abilities.
I've always felt that's something I'm capable of doing - setting up a trend.
I like to stay away from that red carpet world unless I absolutely have to do it. I'd rather put on my Tom Ford suit and take a few pictures at home.
I'd love to have a line of tennis clothes, something unique and different.
I have always been the kind of guy to adjust to anything. I never cared where I was going to sleep or what court I was going to practise on.
I love tennis. But even if I become the greatest of all time, I still don't only want to be defined by tennis. I'm my own person. And I want to be remembered as I really am.
Tennis is my dream. It is what I love. And it is what I want to be best at.
My father loved the single-handed backhand, so to him, that was the main goal; we were always fascinated by that shot. He taught me all the technique and how to structure my game. I was really privileged to have a father like that.
For me, I like that, how do you say, bohemian sort of look. Baggy sweaters to really fitted pants - I love Rick Owens's stuff, for example. I am really into that kind of grungy style.
I know tennis is just a game, but it's something that it can actually unite us even more.
We all know how to play tennis. We all know how to hit the ball. It's more just about those details - managing all those early rounds and just managing yourself to make sure you're ready for whatever is coming up next.
Sometimes, I have to beat myself first in order to beat the other guy. And that sucks. I'm not gonna lie. But that's me.
After Wimbledon is one of the only times you can take time for yourself.
