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21 quotes by Richard Krajicek

Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek (born 6 December 1971) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. In 1996 he won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the only Dutch player to have done so. In the quarterfinals of that tournament, he defeated Pete Sampras. This was Sampras' only singles defeat at Wimbledon between 1993 and 2000. Since 2004, Krajicek has been the tournament director of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. He is...
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But, then again, I had to stop because there was too much pain or too much trouble. After I retired I still had one more elbow surgery just to be... →

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I may have exaggerated a bit when I said that 80 per cent of the top 100 women are fat pigs. What I meant to say was 75 per cent of the top 100 women... →

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For the first couple of years I played really bad tennis. It was so bad that they booed me off the court.

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There are a lot of good memories, and because I was injured, during the rehab, I met my wife. The tennis was very good but the injuries were good for... →

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Roddick has good presence on the court and has so much adrenalin.

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But Pete had the desire to play at the highest level for so many years. That is very difficult, mentally.

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But, then, Sampras won Wimbledon six times and that automatically puts him among the greatest.

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Contrasting styles is always the most fun to watch.

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Federer can be the best ever; he has the potential. The only question is whether he has the desire.

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Guys like John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg and Stefan Edberg were also very good grass court players.

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Hewitt is such a fighter on the court; he never gives up. They all have qualities to beat him.

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I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes.

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I don't think anybody was ever up 6-2 and would lose the tiebreaker.

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