Andy Murray

“I often find that pundits are quite negative... not just in tennis, but in sport in general. I just don't like that. Obviously, the job of a pundit is to create interest and a bit of controversy. I get that. Listeners like that. But I do think there's a duty there to promote the sport and talk about how good these people are at what they do.”

“When I'm training in December, I have to eat like 6,000 calories a day to maintain my weight. It's a bit tiring.”

“Everything in tennis is so neat and nice but boxing has sport down to its essence; it is very pure and I like that.”

“I used a lot of sports psychologists when I was younger... sometimes it helped, sometimes it didn't.”

“I think most players would love, at one stage in their career, to say, 'I've been No. 1 in the world.'”

“I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation.”

“The only pressure I feel is the pressure I put on myself to win.”

“When I'm in Miami I like to go and watch basketball, the Miami Heat.”

“I've never felt nervous in front of big crowds and in big stadiums.”

“One of the things I would have loved to have had was a family that worked better together, although I love my mother and father to bits.”

“My dinner options are kept simple during Wimbledon. I have either salmon with rice, roast chicken with vegetables and potatoes, or steak with salad. My girlfriend Kim will cook, and I know each night that it will be one of those three.”

“There is a fear of emotion in tennis.”

“I do think your personal life has an impact on your tennis. If your private life is up and down, and you're thinking about what is going on back home, then you aren't solely focused on your job, but when things are good back home, it's so much easier when you're on court. It's not necessarily marriage; it's more having a stable relationship.”

“For me, by far, the Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world.”

“Everyone has to try to give back as much as possible because I think in all sports it helps kids to have role models or people to look up to. Someone like Jess Ennis, I know a lot of young girls have started to get into athletics stuff because of her, because of her success.”

“I don't want a flashy car, just something that would allow me to stop using the Tube. And it would be good not to have to rely on my mum all the time, particularly when I have to listen to her singing in her car.”

“I am Scottish. I am also British.”

“I play fantasy basketball and fantasy football, soccer.”

“You can't focus on other people's careers. Everybody is different.”

“There's two people I would say to try to go and watch who are probably the future of tennis. One girl called Taylor Townsend, she got a wildcard from the event into Wimbledon; she's an American girl. On the men's side, there's an Australian guy called Nick Kyrgios; he's 19, and he was the number one junior in the world.”