Gael Monfils

“Each sportsman behaves differently.”

“I was very creative when I was a kid. Doing so much stuff, I think that creates a different coordination.”

“I like to have long shorts, not really high, but very long, you know, almost to my knee. I like when it's a bit baggy. I prefer that kind of style.”

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

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

“Sometime haters would say or misunderstand how lucky I am to doing what I'm doing, to be healthy and play my sport and passion.”

“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.”

“I don't really like to run on grass.”

“I play very tough tennis, you know.”

“The dream is to win a Grand Slam and that is what I'm playing for and training for. It's tough, but I believe that maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to win one.”

“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.”

“Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Luis Suarez all play at a really impressive level and are consistently excellent.”

“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.”

“Having someone to drive me was good for me.”

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

“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.”

“God gave me such great abilities, and sometimes that's a strength and sometimes it's not a strength. It's just the way it is.”

“I'm happy. I'm always with a smile.”

“I like longer clothes.”

“I love watches, the mechanism.”