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" Although we didn't have much when I was growing up in Split, Croatia, my parents always tried to ensure that my sister and I had the things we needed, and it was enough for us. "
Us
Sister
Parents
" As soon as I step on the court I just try to play tennis and don't find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore. "
You
Excuses
Know
" At her birthday, my seven-year-old daughter will say that she wants these big cakes and certain expensive toys as presents, and I can't say no to her. It would just break my heart. But when I was little, for birthdays we just played outside and we were happy if we got any cake. "
Cake
Birthday
Heart
" If you are given a lot of money without having to work for it, you won't appreciate it as much as if you made it yourself. "
Yourself
Work
Money
" I must be the only player in the world who ever injured himself for a tournament by stepping on a shell on the beach. I don't know what I'm going to do. "
Going
Beach
Only
" I think I owe it to myself and my fans in Britain to play one more Wimbledon. "
Myself
Owe
Think
" It's easier when you play. You get your emotion out. You scream. You yell. You do whatever you want. You play. But it's tough to sit. "
Emotion
Tough
Want
" It's fun to be there with the guys, to practice with them, arrange the balls, do this, do that, but when you play you can get some of this nervousness out of your system. "
You
System
Practice
" My sporting hero was Drazen Petrovic, the NBA basketball player, who was killed in a car accident in 1993. He was a good friend, an unbelievable player, and I dedicated my Wimbledon win to him. "
Good
Car
Win
" Since retiring I have spent a lot of time with my family, on my boat, and playing football. "
Family
Boat
Time
" The best book I read this year was 'The Da Vinci Code.' "
Year
Book
Read
" There are not many Irish people playing tennis! "
Irish
Many
People
" While I didn't have everything that I wanted, I was still a happy kid. "
Wanted
Happy
Everything
" Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence. "
Confidence
Feeling
Great
" You can't slow the game here. It's grass, it's always going to be fast. "
You
Slow
Grass
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