Andy Murray Quotes & Sayings

Through crowdfunding anyone can find companies and products.Forming a partnership with innovative British businesses was appealing and the opportunity to go on a journey with these companies as they grow, and hopefully share in their future success, is exciting. — Andy Murray

I am not anti-English, and I never was. — Andy Murray

When I'm at home, I enjoy going go-karting. — Andy Murray

I can't worry about match too much. There's nothing I can do. — Andy Murray

I love music. I listen to a lot of it. — Andy Murray

The one thing He commands us as His branches is to bear fruit. Let us live to bless others, to testify of the life and the love there is in Jesus. Let us in faith and obedience give our whole life to that which Jesus chose us for and appointed us to-fruit-bearing. — Andy Murray

Coaches need to have a vision. — Andy Murray

I just enjoy watching tennis. And there's things that you can learn from the men's and the women's game. — Andy Murray

Having a normal knee would make life a lot easier. — Andy Murray

Of my investments that have been realised, buying my first house turned out to be a pretty good move, which I didn't really realise at the time. — Andy Murray

Faith in a prayer-hearing God will make a prayer-loving Christian. — Andy Murray

Prayer is reaching out after the unseen; fasting is letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepen, confirm the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ourselves to attain what we seek for the kingdom of God. — Andy Murray

Boxers risk a lot in the ring. That's one of the things that attracts me to it. You want to see a knockout but I also really don't want to see people get hurt. It's this constant dilemma when I'm watching boxing. The only times I get nervous is watching a really big fight or when my brother is playing. I get to the stage where I'm actually shaking. — Andy Murray

People think I am unemotional because my voice is flat and a bit boring. It is unfortunate but it is just the way it is. I've tried to change it but it doesn't seem to make a difference. The truth is, I have lots of emotions inside. I cried after the semi-final at Wimbledon [2012] because I was proud to reach the final and I knew how much it meant to the country. I cried after the [losing] final [to Federer], too, for different reasons. I felt I had let people down. I think people warmed to that. They could see how much it hurt. — Andy Murray

Contrary to my image, I do have a sense of humour. — Andy Murray

You are always talking about yourself and tennis and how you are feeling. I try to avoid it when I don't have to. — Andy Murray

It's difficult to relax on tournaments, even in posh hotels, because you don't know how long you will be there - whether you'll lose a match on the first day and leave or whether you'll stay for longer. — Andy Murray

When I lost the Wimbledon 2012 final, I didn't know if I'd ever win a slam. — Andy Murray

I am Scottish. I am also British. — Andy Murray

When I started to do quite well on the tour I thought I'd treat myself to a bright red Ferrari. I had always had a soft spot for them as a car brand and, when I was in the position to afford one, I decided to go for it. — Andy Murray

It's easy to start over-thinking things and over-analysing things. — Andy Murray

I often find that pundits are quite negative ... not just in tennis, but in sport in general. I just don't like that. Obviously, the job of a pundit is to create interest and a bit of controversy. I get that. Listeners like that. But I do think there's a duty there to promote the sport and talk about how good these people are at what they do. — Andy Murray

I've always been pretty careful at keeping track of my spending, so using my debit card is often the easiest way of doing that. — Andy Murray

Wimbledon, for me, is the most important tournament of the year, so you know there's always going to be people expecting me to do well. — Andy Murray

Learn to worship God as the God who does wonders, who wishes to prove in you that He can do something supernatural and divine. — Andy Murray

Do not strive in your own strength; cast yourself at the feet of the Lord Jesus, and wait upon Him in the sure confidence that He is with you, and works in you. Strive in prayer; let faith fill your heart-so will you be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. — Andy Murray

Some people pray just to pray and some people pray to know God. — Andy Murray

There is a fear of emotion in tennis. — Andy Murray

We must make humility the chief thing we admire in Him. — Andy Murray

Abide in Jesus, the sinless One - which means, give up all of self and its life, and dwell in God's will and rest in His strength. This is what brings the power that does not commit sin. — Andy Murray

As a child I was a good boy. Even if I wasn't playing tennis I don't think I'd have done things like smoking or getting drunk. I'm lucky I never liked the taste of alcohol - I know, I'm Scottish so what's wrong with me? - but I never even liked the smell of the stuff. It's the same with smoking, it never appealed to me. I guess I missed out on my Kevin-The-Teenager phase. — Andy Murray

O, let the place of secret prayer become to me the most beloved spot on earth. — Andy Murray

Getting married is great, and I feel really good away from the court, and my private life and stuff is good. But you still need to train and work hard. Like, I didn't go on a honeymoon after we got married; I went to Barcelona and trained for 10 days to get ready for the clay-court season. It's been good, but you still have to put the work in. — Andy Murray

The enemy uses all his power to lead the Christian, and above all the minister, to neglect prayer. He knows that however admirable the sermon may be, however attractive the service, however faithful the pastoral visitation, none of these things can damage him or his kingdom if prayer is neglected. — Andy Murray

When a lot of things are going the wrong way for a country, for a people, when you can't really think of anything worse than a war, you always try to take life on the brighter side and that's how I grew up with my parents. — Andy Murray

I do think your personal life has an impact on your tennis. If your private life is up and down, and you're thinking about what is going on back home, then you aren't solely focused on your job, but when things are good back home, it's so much easier when you're on court. It's not necessarily marriage; it's more having a stable relationship. — Andy Murray

Sometimes you're looking to play perfect tennis but it's not going to happen all the time and you have to accept it. — Andy Murray

While others still slept, He went away to pray and to renew His strength in communion with His Father. He had need of this, otherwise He would not have been ready for the new day. The holy work of delivering souls demands constant renewal through fellowship with God. — Andy Murray

I don't actually go to that many concerts. — Andy Murray

Everything in tennis is so neat and nice but boxing has sport down to its essence; it is very pure and I like that. — Andy Murray

I used a lot of sports psychologists when I was younger ... sometimes it helped, sometimes it didn't. — Andy Murray

One day for dinner I'll have fish, then the next day chicken, and then I'll have steak. I just try to mix it up all the time. I don't eat the same thing every day. — Andy Murray

For much of the year, you're just trying to maintain your fitness. It's not often you get a lot of time to really concentrate on improving it. — Andy Murray

There's no doubt Milos Raonic will be a very tough final opponent, after all he beat [ Roger] Federer on Centre Court to get there. — Andy Murray

I like to think I have a good few years left of my career yet, as long as I stay fit and healthy. However, it's always good to have a backup plan, which is why I have been working hard to build my business portfolio outside tennis. — Andy Murray

Winning Wimbledon, I can't get my head around that. I still can't believe it's happened. — Andy Murray

I've realised over the years I play my best when I have time to prepare for each tournament as best as possible. — Andy Murray

Christ will always accept the faith that puts its trust in Him — Andy Murray

I've been asked a lot lately if tennis is clean or not. I don't know any more how you judge whether a sport is clean. If one in 100 players is doping, in my eyes that isn't a clean sport. — Andy Murray

I feel like I'm more a fan of tennis rather than it being men's or women's. I enjoy watching doubles as well when it's on. I think that there are certain players that I enjoy watching on the men's and women's side. There's some players that I don't enjoy watching on both sides. — Andy Murray

It's not the end of the world to lose. — Andy Murray

Normally I sleep for 9, 10 hours a night. — Andy Murray

There's two people I would say to try to go and watch who are probably the future of tennis. One girl called Taylor Townsend, she got a wildcard from the event into Wimbledon; she's an American girl. On the men's side, there's an Australian guy called Nick Kyrgios; he's 19, and he was the number one junior in the world. — Andy Murray

Give it everything you've got. Leave nothing out there. — Andy Murray

A believer may pass through much affliction, and yet secure very little blessing from it all. Abiding in Christ is the secret of securing all that the Father meant the chastisement to bring us. — Andy Murray

We Scots have a fierce pride in the things we do that others can never appreciate. I am the British No. 1, but I would prefer to be the British No. 1 from Scotland every time. — Andy Murray

I'm a global ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund and United for Wildlife and I am also a Unicef UK ambassador. It's important to me to support charities. I never want to take my wealth for granted. — Andy Murray

For me the most important thing has always been tennis, and that's what I want to get across the image I want to portray is a hard-working tennis player. — Andy Murray

Tennis is an individual sport, and I am quite a self-conscious person. — Andy Murray

I decided at the outset to invest in a fairly broad range of businesses, as I didn't want to get pigeonholed into one sector. — Andy Murray

Boxing, mixed martial arts and tennis are the hardest sports to train for. — Andy Murray

Shut the world out, withdraw from all worldly thoughts and occupations, and shut yourself in alone with God, to pray to Him in secret. Let this be your chief object in prayer, to realize the presence of your heavenly Father. — Andy Murray

I've always been lucky enough to just play tennis, so I never actually had a job when I was growing up. — Andy Murray

Tipping generally changes depending on where you are in the world. In Britain you don't always have to tip, but I always make sure I do. I have a lot of respect for waiters and waitresses - it can't be an easy job and they often don't get paid huge amounts, so I think it's important to reward them and let them know if they are giving great service. — Andy Murray

For me, by far, the Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world. — Andy Murray

I wouldn't say I'm a spender in the sense that I'm going out on huge spending sprees. However, to be able to function at the top of your game on the professional tennis circuit often requires an element of frequent spending. — Andy Murray

I'm not allowed to make a joke. It is a bit unfair how I'm treated. I thought it was a joke. I got calls and messages. I would rather not to have to worry about things like that. It is disappointing. — Andy Murray

Well, my mum's been a tennis coach - she coached me till I was 12. — Andy Murray

I never read. The paper or anything. I watch a lot of movies, and TV series and stuff. But I never, never read. — Andy Murray

The coming revival must begin with a great revival of prayer. It is in the closet, with the door shut, that the sound of abundance of rain will first be heard. An increase of secret prayer with ministers will be the sure harbinger of blessing. — Andy Murray

I guess the closest I came was doing chores around the house to earn pocket money. My brother and I would have to do the washing up, cleaning around the house, walking my grandparents' dog, lots of things. We didn't get a huge amount but it was always enough to be able to walk down to the local shops and get some sweets. — Andy Murray

The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history. — Andy Murray

I think most players would love, at one stage in their career, to say, 'I've been No. 1 in the world.' — Andy Murray

I'm definitely open to change, but at the same time I am quite stubborn. — Andy Murray

I've always been a good returner since my junior days - I don't know why that was. — Andy Murray

Earlier in my career, I used to spend a lot of time practising my tennis on court. Now I've learned that it's better to do just a couple of hours on court and two gym sessions a day. That's what's made me fitter and stronger. — Andy Murray

I believe you should give 100% on the court, so I chase every ball. — Andy Murray

When I'm in Miami I like to go and watch basketball, the Miami Heat. — Andy Murray

Through His Spirit, the Spirit of prayer, our life may be one of continual prayer. The Spirit of prayer will help you become an intercessor, asking great things of God for those around you. — Andy Murray

A lot of athletes use sports psychologists. — Andy Murray

People say to me, 'You don't seem that interested in interviews.' Well, you know, I'm not, often. I'm not going to talk tactics with the press, so you are left with talking about how you are feeling; for me, it is not the most interesting thing to be doing. — Andy Murray

My fitness trainer's English, my physio's English, some of my friends are English. I don't have a problem with English people at all. — Andy Murray

Everybody always talks about the pressure of playing at Wimbledon, how tough it is, but the people watching make it so much easier to play. — Andy Murray

Prayer is not monologue, but dialogue; God's voice is its most essential part. Listening to God's voice is the secret of the assurance that He will listen to mine. — Andy Murray

Where resources are plentiful (i.e. no constraints), you will find very little creativity. Where resources are scarce (i.e. many constraints), you will find an abundance of creativity. — Andy Murray

It's safe to say that the value of the property had shot up considerably and in the end I made a pretty satisfying profit. — Andy Murray

Let us thank God heartily as often as we pray that we have His Spirit in us to teach us to pray. Thanksgiving will draw our hearts out to God and keep us engaged with Him; it will take our attention from ourselves and give the Spirit room in our hearts. — Andy Murray

Everyone has to try to give back as much as possible because I think in all sports it helps kids to have role models or people to look up to. Someone like Jess Ennis, I know a lot of young girls have started to get into athletics stuff because of her, because of her success. — Andy Murray

You can be careful as far as you can, but you never know when you're going to fall over and break your ankle. It's like when you drive a car, you don't think about crashing, do you? — Andy Murray

One of the things I would have loved to have had was a family that worked better together, although I love my mother and father to bits. — Andy Murray

I'll never pay above the odds for something if there's a more cost-effective alternative, so I guess that's where the saver in me shines through. — Andy Murray

I'll be supporting anyone but England. — Andy Murray

I try to anticipate the ball well. That's something that's helped me since when I was a kid. Just learning to anticipate and read the game well. That's helped me. When I moved over to Spain and I was 15 I was playing with big guys who were 22 years to 28 years old and I was 15 so I couldn't beat them with power. I had to beat them with touch shots and variety and anticipation and all of those things. I learned a lot when I was over there. — Andy Murray

However well I return, opportunities will probably be few and far and I need to be ruthless. — Andy Murray

I've had an entrepreneurial mindset from a young age and I've been interested in companies and products that are a little bit different. — Andy Murray

I don't play any tournaments to come second best. — Andy Murray

I play fantasy basketball and fantasy football, soccer. — Andy Murray

I don't want a flashy car, just something that would allow me to stop using the Tube. And it would be good not to have to rely on my mum all the time, particularly when I have to listen to her singing in her car. — Andy Murray

This will be my first Grand Slam final without Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic on the other side of the net, but I don't think being the more experienced player will make much difference to my approach. — Andy Murray

I am not stroppy at all. — Andy Murray