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I was very competitive. I hated losing. No matter what, I had to win.

Marat Safin

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Marat Safin
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 27
Politician
Tennis Player
Moscow
Russian SFSR
Competitive
Hated
Losing
Winning
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If you're losing, just be a man, be a man and lose as a man. Don't pretend that you are injured and then you start running around and start to hit winners, and then all of a sudden you pull the hands up in the air after winning the match. I mean, what kind of sportsman are you? What kind of man are you?
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I'm different than another person who wants to lay back and do nothing for rest of the life and talk nonsense on ESPN... I will not do that. I want to achieve something else.
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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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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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I'm not a materialistic person.
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I pay the bills, I pay for everything.
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