The World Motivation
When I just came on tour, I was super aggressive but just kept hitting bumps because I didn't know how to do anything else.
“When I just came on tour, I was super aggressive but just kept hitting bumps because I didn't know how to do anything else.”
When I just came on tour, I was super aggressive but just kept hitting bumps because I didn't know how to do anything else.
It's not easy with tennis, because if you want to see your daughter a lot, then your wife has to sacrifice a lot. She has to travel with the baby, and many times it's her taking the plane and not me.
Honestly, I didn't believe much I can win a Masters 1000 on clay in my career because usually I hated it. I hated playing on it.
On hard courts I feel the most fluid.
There was a moment when I was not confident in myself. I was doubting a few things about my physical abilities, my tennis abilities. I was in doubt, which is what tennis is all about.
Whenever a play is called I'm going to be who I am. I'm going to be aggressive.
Every climb is different. The Dawn Wall was so dry and aggressive that my fingers would dry out to the point where they would crack. So I actually had to add as much moisture as possible.
I've never found that getting physical is ever the best response in a bar. You just have to make sure you keep your distance, and if it gets to a point where it gets aggressive, then the best thing to do is go get a bouncer and get the situation resolved intelligently.
Explorers tend to be the aggressive types - why else would they risk scurvy, mutiny and other bad things to go out there? So, you could say that any aliens that are actually moving and interested in going somewhere are likely to be more aggressive. But who knows?