`I was pretty nice to the racket all last week.
I was surprised how easy it broke. Maybe there is something
wrong with it, or I'm too strong.''
-- After breaking his racket against Kafelnikov in
the 1995 Wimbledon QF
``I'm still going to hit my 20 or 30 aces if I'm
mentally OK. It doesn't matter about the balls. They can put water balls
out there or whatever they want. You can't slow the game here. It's grass,
it's always going to be fast. If you want
slow tennis, go to the French. You will see plenty of slow tennis. Don't
come here to watch if you want slow tennis.''
-- After defeating Jonathan Stark in the 2R of Wimbledon
1995
"It doesn't affect me. I can play 5 points
in 25 seconds."
-- When asked about the rule changing the time between
points from 25 to 20 seconds.
"I think they like a little action. They
like action movies, so they like me. Always something
interesting going with me when I play, some aces,
a little talking to the people around, a little fighting, a little throwing
raquets. They like this. They don't like when somebody's too boring. They
like American. I think I'm doing pretty well. I was surprised in Indianapolis,
it was really nice."
-- When asked why the American public likes him so
much (1996 US Open)
"I don't like it. I go to a restaurant and everyone is 100 or 150 years old. Every time I think somebody is going to die there."
"The trouble with me is that every match I play against five opponents: umpire, crowd, ball boys, court, and myself."
"I changed my attitude in my head. I had to have a press conference with myself. After I did the press conference, everything was working."
"I wouldn't want to go to a sports psychiatrist, because when you're finished, you come out more crazy than you go in." "I still break racquets, but now I do it in a positive way."
"I played so bad. It hurts ... At this moment, I could break all my rackets and quit tennis.'' -- On Palm Springs, California
Maybe be a journalist (laughter)
--In response to what profession he might chose had
he not been a tennis player
Q. How is your elbow?
GORAN IVANISEVIC: It's still here.
--Lipton '94 Interview
Q. How is the pasta?
GORAN IVANISEVIC: Pasta? Pasta is always going to
be bad in America. It is always --
Q. What if it is made by Italians?
GORAN IVANISEVIC: Cannot be real Italian. Can be
half, half, mother can be American, father Italian. It is not Italian pasta.
I just eat it for lunch. It was really bad.
--Lipton '96 Interview
Q. Goran, first, about yesterday, the incident
on the doubles court. Can you describe what it feels like to be hit with
a serve from Marc Rosset in the back of the head?
GORAN IVANISEVIC Very nice feeling, I tell you. It's
-- you have to try once. It doesn't hurt at all. I mean, it's an unbelievable
pain because you just wait for his big second serve; I mean, it's coming
here right on my neck.
--Lipton '97 Interview