Top 60 Gael Monfils Quotes

I’m just saying sometimes great to play smaller court, with the crowd very close. We can feel their energy, the passion, yeah, the love in it. I love it, to be honest. It’s great.

When I say that I want to win Roland-Garros, it’s hard because I have practically as many chances of winning at EuroMillions. You have to beat Rafa who has never really lost at Roland Garros and whom I have never beaten on clay.

When I dive for a ball I’m not diving because it looks spectacular – I’m trying win the point. When I jump it’s because it’s easy for me to jump. I’m not being cocky but because I can jump higher than other people it looks more spectacular. Other players smash but I go higher so it looks different.

I’m just myself on the court.

Well, I’m never on time.

People say, ‘You slide too much.’ I try to change a bit, just to see the difference, and it’s very bad. The faster and easier thing is to slide. To me, it’s a gift, it’s natural. It may be different, but I’m me.

Well, sometimes I just feel like I want a Coke, you know? And I drink a Coke.

I’m a good tennis player, and I’ve never done so good on grass.

Basically every match I receive some racist comment, and you can cross some racist person.

I think I know how to try to play the best, and to play the best sometime is to improve.

I’m a competitor so when I need to, I just fly.

Football will always be part of my life. I’ve taken an interest in it since I was a young boy; my father played, as did I, and I never miss the chance to organise a little match with my friends when my schedule permits it. I also follow the results of the major European leagues quite closely.

I’m not a sore loser.

Honestly, I keep believing in myself that I can win a Slam. I am definitely sure I can win one. It’s just a matter of putting the pieces in the puzzle.

I used to have a poster of Arthur Ashe in my room. To play in his stadium is fabulous. It has a special meaning for me. I do feel the connection.

I don’t really like to run on grass.

I really hope to do something in the watch industry.

I loved cars when I was younger, now not as much as I grew up a little bit. But I still enjoy driving.

I love London and Wimbledon but the problem is that I’m not very good on grass, that was the hardest in the juniors for me, but the 02 should be fine as it’s on hard court.

Grass is not natural for me, but I am getting better. I have to focus on not falling, not injuring myself. I cannot take off as fast as I want to and I have problems braking.

I’m way more serious than I look.

It’s been a dream since I was young. I’ve been dreaming about winning a Slam.

Social media is a big part of our job.

People think that jumping or do trick shot is gifted. Yes, it’s gifted but is a lot of work. I won’t say I work on the trick shot, but it’s like I think physically I’m one of the best.

When I started to play tennis my mum told me to enjoy.

You know, when you make the show, honestly, it’s to entertain, but it’s to win. So what’s the point to make the show and lose actually?

I think when I dive on the court, I dive not for people. To be honest, I gonna hurt myself for people?… I dive because I want to win the point.

I play not just tennis but also football, basketball and also did judo.

I’m an entertainer.

Everybody’s talking a lot in my ear, so it’s tough sometimes. I try to stay with my team in my bubble.

Davis Cup is important.

I love watches, the mechanism.

I’ve learned a bit about how you make a watch, actually, and it’s something that I would explore maybe after my career.

It’s always something special with me. You never know how and what I can do on the court. I think that’s why the people like that, a little bit a mystery part of me.

I’m happy. I’m always with a smile.

I think I’m both lucky but also unlucky, because sometimes I miss so many matches.

There are so many tournaments when I started this way. I was so shy. I didn’t really play well. And then all of a sudden I found the very strong, powerful Gael Monfils.

Sometimes luck is on your side, and everything works.

Yeah, I just a lucky man.

To be honest I never watch a tennis match. I watch basketball a lot, soccer, never tennis.

I got into tennis because of my parents. They would play a little on the weekend and I liked it when I played.

Football is definitely present in the tennis world. Given the mix of nationalities that exists in the changing rooms, there’s inevitably a bit of a rivalry between the players, especially in terms of the UEFA Champions League or competitions in which national teams compete.

You have to push yourself.

For me, it is easy, I love sport. Tennis is something I enjoy. I love playing tennis. For me, working out is pure pleasure, every day if I could play tennis, I would love it. I have been doing this since I was 2 1/2-years-old, it is quite easy.

Now that I get to be more consistent with the winning, it’s tougher for some people to say that I’m just a showman.

I like to slide on a court, but when I slide on grass I never stop.

I create because I don’t want to lose, and the ball is dead only on the second bounce.

When I’m on the court, it’s a blessing.

When the guy is too good – you know, playing clean and you’re playing very bad, I mean not that good – you need to change.

Like all designers, sometimes my mood can be very flashy, but sometimes it can be dark. Or happier. It all depends on my mood.

I think I’m a guy always pumped up.

Everybody talks about talent. But talent is not only athleticism. It’s not only tennis shots. It’s everything. It’s the attitude you have about life.

Some people will say about me, ‘If he was more serious he would play much better tennis.’ But I would be different. Maybe I would not have my instincts right. And if I’m too crazy, it’s not good either. So the balance is never easy to find. I am as I am.

I love the game. I love waking up every morning with the goal to win a Slam for the first time.

I think people, they love me because I play with my heart, I fight.

I create music; I create painting; I create whatever I want to create. I create, what you say, clothes. I create, I don’t know, dance move. I create anything.

In juniors, you travel with about 12 other players and you all go to the same tournaments and practise together so it’s like being with your friends.

I love to play big matches. I think it’s that that keeps the fire in me, keeps me on alert.

When you change, you change with what you got. What I got is my speed. I got a little bit of my instinct and flair.

I’m a believer but to reach the top I have to believe more, endure more. When I do two hours of practice, I need to add 30 minutes more. I need to feel something inside to go further.