Gael Monfils

“It's always an honor to play on Arthur Ashe stadium.”

“People need to understand that if I dive, it's because I know I can dive.”

“I really hope to do something in the watch industry.”

“When I fight for a cause and I know it, I fight for it. I'm not scared to say something. I think some tennis player, maybe they're a bit scared, whatever is the reason. Definitely, some athletes, they fight for big cause. They speak it loud. I think it's great. It's great for sport. It's great for life.”

“I like to play with a free mind.”

“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.”

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

“I'm a good tennis player, and I've never done so good on grass.”

“It's been a dream since I was young. I've been dreaming about winning a Slam.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“I think it is never easy to play a quarterfinal against a French guy, you know.”

“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.”

“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 love tennis, but the main thing in my life, is life.”

“I know that if I'm 100% mentally on, I'm tough to beat.”

“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 everything I do in my life I try to have fun, and I try to be creative on the tennis court, outside the tennis court.”