Let's forget the cliche on girlfriends, from Serena to Sharapova. I say it's easy to get lost in beauty, but is it a mistake then?
— Grigor Dimitrov
I believe in my abilities, as when I get things right, things happen for me.
The majority of decisions, I've always taken by myself.
All I'm focused on is playing my game. Everything else will take care of itself.
I get manicures and pedicures because I don't want to be one of those guys with messed-up hands and feet.
It's very hard to look at the man in the mirror. Because you can't hide anything.
The first time I heard 'Baby Federer,' I was maybe 16. After that, it sort of took off.
When you step out on the grounds of Wimbledon, you feel that respect, you feel that heritage, feel the history.
My dad taught me how to play tennis, and I owe that to him. But the better you get, the higher you climb, and the more lonely you get. I've had to sacrifice a lot of personal relationships, but that's the choice I made.
There's a lot of distractions in New York.
It's always tricky to play against a player who you've never played against.
You never know how many times you're going to be able to come out on Rod Laver Arena and just play.
Of course there is a lot of things you can work on and change and all that, but first I think you should look at yourself before you actually start trying to find excuse in the other people, whether it's going to be coach, physio, family, or whoever else is on your side.
I think 2014 was, like, throughout the whole year, I had this fantastic year.
I have always been an admirer of Feli, Feli Lopez. He's just - I mean, every time - he's, like, fit and good and his long hair and the beard.
I'm the kind of guy that I cannot just lock myself in the room and just think tennis for 24 hours.
I think the first step is definitely Top 5. From there, you can sort of see the end, and that's the top. In order to do that, you need to win Slams and big tournaments. That's just proven. There is no other way.
I can play on grass - when I won Junior Wimbledon, that was an unbelievable feeling, I could not believe that I had won the tournament, as Wimbledon is like the holy place of tennis.
It would be difficult to pick out one shot as my main strength, as I like all my shots, and I can do anything on any surface.
I don't want to say 'gullible,' but when I saw someone, I always thought that person is the way they present themselves.
I think when I was younger, I was struggling to kind of differentiating love from a personal love or a tennis love or whatever else. There was time that I wasn't sure how to deal with both things in the same time. But you learn. I guess we grow. I mean, I don't want to say I've learned from my mistakes, but I've learned myself a little bit better.
I don't like taking showers in the locker room after a match.
At some point in your life, you need to sit down and say, 'What do I want to do? How do I want to be remembered? What's my legacy? And what's important to me?'
Who wouldn't want to practice with the No. 1 player in the world?
I'm a very good sleeper, especially during a tournament; I usually get eight hours a night, even before a big match.
As long as I don't overindulge, it's OK for me to eat burgers and ice cream occasionally. As for alcohol? I've never tried it.
Tennis is one of those sports: whatever you put in, you get out.
I am always focusing on what I can do better for years down the line.
You have to forget you are playing against your idol, because the guy on the other side also wants to play better than you and beat you. I don't think you should allow yourself to think like this when you go against any player.
You've just got to take things the way they are and accept them and strive.
One of the scariest things for any athlete, I think, is pretty much the off season.
I love design; to create stuff from ground zero is the best for me. I'm always so intense when I talk about that.
I'm just going to have to keep working on what I have to and keep chasing my goals.
There is no shortcuts. Play your best tennis, give your heart out, and anything can happen.
I really believe that I can be the No 1, but for that to happen, I probably need to win a couple of grand slams, and they are not going to fall from the sky.
I even remember the first contract I ever signed. I was 13 or 14... my dad said, 'It's your choice. It's your life.'
I've always been a very easy-going person.
Tennis players have the ugliest feet.
I can take five showers in one day.
In order to be the best, you have to be around the best.
I know what I have to do in order to do good.
I'm terrible at relaxing and holidays. For me, a day off is going to the gym. I could never just lie on the beach and read a book.
I think people enjoy seeing my kind of game.
One tournament can change everything for you. You never know when that tournament might be.
With the right set of mind, with the right people, with the right support, things happen.
Wimbledon is a very special tournament, and for me, it's one of the best events.
At some point, you have worked so hard in your life and your tennis that you don't want to be too much up and down. You want to do what you have done and eventually get better.
I think, losses, I think they teach you the most, but it's tough. I'm not gonna lie. It sucks. It's terrible. You can't sleep for two days.
I have so many different interests in so many areas that sometimes I just need to chill, step back, and let it be.
You're going to play a lot of tournaments during the year, a lot of traveling. If you have a good set of mind, you're committed to the work, you want to do that work, and you definitely got to do it. Doesn't matter if you have four, five, six losses in a row, that doesn't have to discourage you to stop all of a sudden.
