Tim Henman

“Being a professional player, you just want to control what happens on court and let the other stuff take care of itself.”

“I wasn't really allowed to ski during my career because it was too risky in terms of potential injuries.”

“If people's opinion, whether they liked you or not, made you a better player then we'd all be out there on the charm offensive.”

“I believe I'm the best volleyer in the world.”

“You don't give someone a first serve, if there is a bad linecall you take it, because you are going to get bad linecalls.”

“Tennis was my hobby which became my career but it never felt like a job.”

“People sometimes come up to me and call me Tiger Tim. Why am I called that? I don't know, it starts with T and I don't know. It has stuck.”

“The Olympics had never really been on my agenda. I had been a huge sports fan growing up, But it never really occurred to me that I would have a chance to participate.”

“A professional notices any small change to their racket, whether it's something a bit different to the grip, the strings or the frame.”

“I've worked hard ever since I was that 18-year-old kid who travelled to South America and India to play small tournaments in the hope of cracking the top 200.”

“The players need to take responsibility for themselves.”

“I know I'm not the best tennis player there's ever been, but calling me a loser is just ignorance.”

“I'm a private person. I don't want to write a book because I know the story and feel no need to tell it to anyone else.”

“Changing nappies is easy.”

“I think you've got to really keep attacking on grass, it's the hardest surface to defend on.”

“We need to educate the younger players because match-fixing has no place in sport.”

“People will be surprised to learn that I've got a sense of humour.”

“If there has been any match-fixing then we need to make sure that it's erased from our sport because it's a crime in sports. We have no place for it in any sport let alone tennis.”

“When playing, I had acupuncture.”