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When I was a kid in Adelaide, I dreamed of becoming No. 1 in the world, winning a grand slam and the Davis Cup for Australia.

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Lleyton Hewitt
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: February 24
Tennis Player
Greater Adelaide
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt
Becoming
Winning
Adelaide
Kids
Davis
World
Slam
Dreamed
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Australia
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Everyone has to call 'time' at some stage.
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I've probably put up with more criticism than a lot of people out there. At the end of the day, you block out everything, especially with your personal life.
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I'm fortunate: I can play as long as I want to play. There's no coach or trainer who is going to say to me that I'm dropped or sacked, it's time to move on. I can play as long as I want to play.
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I'm an outside chance at Roland Garros but my focus is really on Wimbledon where it is realistically between me and Roger Federer to win.
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Finally I'm really happy with the way I'm playing again after a couple of frustrating years.
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I'd much rather win in three or four sets than go the distance all the time. I seem to put everyone through the wringer quite a bit.
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I wanted to work towards the four majors and the Davis Cup. I know to a lot of people it may not mean too much, but to me (Davis Cup) means an awful lot.
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That's what you do all the hard work for, to play in situations that put your body through gruelling times. If you're not up to it, pull out.
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I liked Pat Cash, and I loved Mats Wilander. I went to the Australian Open with my parents, and I used to watch Wilander being cheered on by the Swedish fans, and with his game style being like mine, I drew comparisons with him.
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Grand Slams are funny things. You have to try to find a way to get through the first week and put yourself in a position in the second week. A lot of strange things happen.
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That's when you've got to grit your teeth and hang in there and try and find a way to win when you're not playing your best tennis - that's what I can be proud of
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Ten minutes? That's the women. It's not for the men not for the real game, mate.
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He'll go down as one of the guys who changed our sport in a lot of ways, not only the way he played the game, but also the way that he conducted himself on and off the court.
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You always love playing in finals at any tournament. The grand slams and stuff like that are obviously the priorities but any titles go on your record.
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I don't know. Haven't I always been mature?
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Maybe I have to work a bit harder on clay. It's a challenge and I've always liked challenges. Whether I will ever win the French and master playing on clay, who knows? But I'll give it a shot.
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Maybe if you're playing in London or America, you don't feel that pressure quite as much.
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I feel like when I'm match tough and match hard and played a lot of matches I got that competitive winning spirit going and I can get on some rolls like I did last year. I won San Jose, Indian Wells and made the semifinals in Miami so it can happen for me.
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My video game character is a bit better looking than me, actually. I don't think he has to worry about his hair getting messed up.
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I'm more in that Rafa Nadal high-energy high-octane mold out there. I wear that emotion on the court. That's how I play my best tennis. People either like that or not. And I can't change that: that's who I am on a tennis court.
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