I Don't Know How You Can Go

I Haven't Had A Cramp Since '99. That Was My Only Time, In Davis Cup, When I Was Panicky. I Was Young. I'm Very Proud Of That. Never Pulled Out. Never Had Cramps. Never Lost Very Much Because Of Fitness, Especially Later On In My Career Where I Knew I've Put In The Hard Work. I've Done That. I've Been Very Fortunate And Clever As Well To Understand How I Need To Work, When I Need To Work. So I'm Very Happy To Have Stayed Injury Free For So Long. I Hope I Can Still Maintain A Few Good Years On The Tour. I Really Hope So.

I'm Shocked Every Time That I've Reached So Many Finals Or Won Against So Many Players Or Whatever Record It Is. It Strikes Me And Makes Me Obviously Very Happy And Very Proud That I've Been Able To Do It For So Many Years At The Highest Of Levels.

The Problem Is Not The Claycourt. The Problem Is, You Know, Rather Something To Do With The Conditions On Center Court. Because I've Played Well On Suzanne Lenglen, On The Other Courts. But The Chatrier Court Is Really, Really Big, And I Just Haven't Had Enough Play On It. Maybe I Come Here Next Year And Play A Week On This Court, If I Can, If The French Federation Lets Me. We'll See. I've Been Playing Well In Other Tournaments, In Davis Cup On Clay. So For Me It's Not The Surface, It's Rather Maybe The Court.

I'm Not Angry. As An Athlete ... You Should Be Open To Criticism, And You're Allowed To Be Criticized, Because Not Everybody Has The Same Opinion, Not Everybody Likes The Same Players. The Rankings Are Quite Volatile: Today You're 'great,' Tomorrow You're 'not,' But Then You're 'great' Again. It Makes For Great Stories. Now, I Always Look At The Long Term And By Doing That, Obviously, I Can Stay Calm Through The Storm.

When You're Good At Something, Make That Everything