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The Olympics is not for tennis and tennis does not need the Olympics. It is not my goal in life to win a gold medal.

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Marat Safin
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 27
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You're playing or you're not playing. If you're playing, so just shut up and play.
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I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend like I am a celebrity, but that is not me.
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Whenever I am losing, it's like, 'It's his fault'. And whenever I'm winning it's like, 'That's us'. That's the team, the people.
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I've had good times and bad times. That's me. That's how I am.
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You have to wake up and you have to run if you want to survive.
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I'm not fighting with myself.
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