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Daniil Medvedev - Motivational Tennis Quotes, Mental Profile & Biography

"I try to learn something new every day, strive for improvement, and if I make a mistake, I aim not to repeat it."

"I always say that rankings reflect the results; the better results you achieve in the year, especially in the major tournaments, the higher your ranking will be."

"What you have in your mind is usually much more important than what other people think or say about you."

"Kids are born with an innate trust in the world; they believe strongly in everything: in people, in love, in safety and justice, and in their opportunities in life. Let's come together and show them it's true, because every child shouldn't stop dreaming."

"For me, the most important thing is hard work on myself, striving to improve my game, to become a better player, so I strive to win every tournament I enter."

"Tennis has a short memory, so it's something I'll remember for the rest of my life, but I want to continue improving every day."

"Even when making mistakes, you can still be yourself and demonstrate who you truly are, even when you're angry and have lost your temper."

"My mentality... I may have many different ones, but I believe the most important one for me is to give 100% every day, whether in practice or during a match. Sometimes it's not possible, but that should always be the goal."

"I know what I'm capable of. It's tough to defeat me."

"The more you lose something, the more you desire to win it back. The more you strive to attain it and claim it."

"I want to play tennis. I want to be proud of myself. I want to fight. So could this help me win all of these matches? Possibly, yes. But I also don’t want to say yes one month ago I decided this and then suddenly I’m winning all these matches. Life is not that easy".

"I was a little bit lost, but during the third set I started saying to myself that if I lose this match, I just want to be proud of myself. I want to fight until the end, fight for every point, and if I lose, I lose. And I managed to win, so I’m very proud."

"One month ago I wanted to change a little bit even more to try to be even more strong mentally, and to think less about one guy in the crowd who screams something at me, or I think the referee is sometimes wrong. I try to focus more. I’m still far from being perfect, but I’m trying. I just want to be better with myself. To not have after the matches these moments where I’m like, ‘I did this with the crowd, was it right, was it wrong, why did I do it? Did it help me on the court? Did it not help me?’ Just don’t want to have it anymore".

“The feeling that it’s not my favorite surface and I have some things bothering me and not letting me play my best tennis on clay is still the case. Now with experience I know much more what I want to do from myself. That’s why I’m pretty calm even if I lose the match. The question would be ‘Did I do what I wanted to do?’ Like playing heavy topspin and slide and run and be in balance. If I did well it means the opponent was better than me.. whereas 3 or 4 years ago I was feeling completely lost on the court… Now I know what I have to do.”

"I always want to believe in myself, and I always want to win the biggest tournaments in the world."

"In tennis these days there's a crazy standard because of Roger and Rafa and Novak, they all win a billion slams".

"I think at this moment, because everything can change, you know, there can be new young guys coming up. There can be someone who is, I don't know, 22 right now, like Luca Nardi I think 21, and suddenly maybe this year after this win he's going to do some crazy things. You never know.

But Carlos and Jannik, for the moment, just them, they already established themselves to say we are here, we're going to try to win as many tournaments as possible. Then it's always a question, do they win 9, 10, 12 slams, which is amazing, or do they go for 25 to beat Novak, which is a bit more of a special number.

And you never know. Who knows? Maybe at 30 Carlos says, I'm tired of tennis, I stop, or maybe he's going to play until he's 45, and the medicine improves so much he can do it. It's tough to answer this question, but I'm sure that Carlos and Jannik will have a lot of slams. But until I play I hope I can sometimes try to beat them because it's a very tough job, very tough task."

 

 

Daniil Medvedev - Bio

Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev was born on February 11, 1996 in Moscow, Russia. He is a Russian professional tennis player who has achieved remarkable success in men’s singles.

Medvedev has reached the pinnacle of men’s singles rankings, holding the coveted world No. 1 position by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Currently, he stands at world No. 41. His career boasts an impressive tally of 20 ATP Tour singles titles, including the prestigious 2021 US Open and the 2020 ATP Finals. Notably, he defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the US Open final, denying Djokovic the Grand Slam.

In this remarkable feat, Medvedev became the only player to defeat the top three ranked players en route to the year-end championship title.

Medvedev has clinched six Masters titles, each won at different venues, making him one of only six players to achieve this feat. His journey includes contesting six major finals, showcasing his consistency and prowess on the grand stage.

Medvedev made his ATP Tour debut at the 2015 Kremlin Cup in the doubles event. In 2017, he stepped into the singles major arena at Wimbledon, where he defeated world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka. The breakthrough came in 2019, with six consecutive tournament finals, including an appearance in the US Open final.

After reaching the Australian Open final in 2022, Medvedev became the first man outside the “Big Four” to hold the world No. 1 ranking since Andy Roddick in 2004. Despite a temporary dip in form, he returned to the top echelons in early 2023, reaching two more major finals and reclaiming the world No. 3 spot.

Medvedev’s nickname is “Bear”, stemming from the Russian word “medved”, which means bear. He speaks Russian, English, and French. Medvedev shares a daughter with his wife, Daria. His parents are Sergey (father) and Olga (mother), and he has a sister named Elena.

Daniil Medvedev’s journey from Moscow to the pinnacle of tennis is a testament to his skill, determination, and resilience.

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