Thomas Muster Quotations

When I retire from tennis there are all kinds of things I want to do. I'd like to go to a business school or maybe take an artistic design course.

Ecuador are a dangerous team and you just never know what will happen on the final day.

Marcelo is playing a different level to everyone at the moment but (Cedric) Pioline pushed him this week and I think I can as well. I have to play my best tennis -- he is quicker and nine years younger, but I'm hoping my experience can help. I will have to be more aggressive than last week in Qatar where I lost pretty easily, but finals are always more open and I will try to stay with him as long as I can.

I've reached most my goals and when my career is over I will have many other things to do.

I'm not Mr. Nice Guy, I'm a tough cookie

I was thinking that if I hit his nuts, maybe he would serve like a woman.

Way of life in Australia focuses more on the outdoors.

I was so tired of playing tennis, so tired of traveling, of hotels, everything related to this sport.

I think my family needs me more than anybody else, and tennis doesn't need me anymore. I respect my wife a lot for taking all that in. She said, 'I didn't marry a tennis player; you'd retired.' Now it's time to do something else.

My comeback was not about winning or losing; it was about the feeling of being able to compete at top level again.