Thomas Muster Quotations

To work a vineyard, you need a lot of guts to do that. To go out there and work all year, you almost feel that these people talk to the grapes. Wine is a lifestyle, and you can talk about it for ages. It's a passion, but it's not something I can do on a daily basis.

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

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.

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

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.

Stefan played a really great match tactically. Tim just came from the U.S. Open and it was probably a bit of adjustment for him.

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.

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.

It will be a real cup tie, as we are expecting a lot of Croat fans.

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

He's too good for us at the moment, but it's always good when younger players come on the tour because it means that all the guys have to move up another level, train more and stay in shape if we want to compete with him, and we will.

The conditions are the exact opposite of those in Zagreb, where the Croats prepared for this event.

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.