Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Kei Nishikori

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Kei Nishikori is a Japanese professional tennis player. He is the second male Japanese player to have been ranked in the top 5 in singles, and the only one to do so in the Open Era. Nishikori first reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 in March 2015. Nishikori has won 12 singles titles and was runner-up at the 2014 US Open, making him the first male player representing an Asian country to reach a Grand Slam singles final. He also became the first man from Asia to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals and reached the semifinals in 2014 and 2016. In addition, Nishikori defeated Rafael Nadal to win the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, bringing Japan its first Olympic tennis medal in 96 years. Nishikori also holds the record for the highest win percentage in matches extending to 5 sets, with a record of 27-7 and a win percentage of 79.4%.

Japanese - Tennis Player | Born: December 29, 1989

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Yeah, it's always big challenge for me to play Marin.

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To win against Roger was a big achievement for me.

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I am faster than other players and I can get to a lot of balls. They have big serves, much power, they can finish points with one or two shots. For me, it's not like that, but I still enjoy matching up to them.

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I'm not the loudest guy on the tour for sure. I'm more calm, I think my private too.

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My motivation for tennis has been increasing every year.

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I wanted to keep Top 10 every year and that gave me a little bit of pressure.

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Yeah, I try to stay positive all the time.

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I am improving a lot of my weaknesses.

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I've been feeling really comfortable on clay because I have more time to set up my forehand. I can use a lot of different shots - drop shots and high balls. You can mix up a lot of shots, so it's actually more fun to play on clay.

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Japanese food is healthy, but it doesn't make you bigger.

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I think I have best result of Grand Slam in U.S. Open.

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It's not easy to play the big guys, especially since I'm one of the smallest guys on tour.

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I think in fifth sets I'm really playing good tennis, more than any other sets.

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Neither tennis nor golf is considered among the top two sports in Japan.

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In the U.S. I can concentrate all the time on playing tennis, doing my training and all the important stuff.

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Yeah, always excited to play Novak, because it's great challenge for me. Always exciting to play him. Good player.

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Young players are always aggressive and unafraid. That's their weapon and I can learn from that.

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Hopefully I can do well and I hope tennis can get bigger in Japan and Asia. That's my goal.

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They have some good food in Sarasota.

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I hope more kids start playing tennis.

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You know, beating Rafa, it was great experience I had in Olympics.

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When I turned pro, it was one of my goals to get ranked in the top 50. I didn't really feel the pressure. I had some fear but at the same time I was happy to play tennis and playing stronger players.

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I love chickens. Everyone loves chickens, don't they?

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It's a little bit embarrassing to say but... I wanted to be a penguin.

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I try to play one match at a time.

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I just try to hang in there and try to focus every point.

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Yeah, it's never easy, someone serving like Ivo.

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It's not easy to focus again, you know, after playing three or four hours. I don't know, I do it well somehow.

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It's a little bit different to than U.S. in Japan. U.S. has a lot of respect for the sports, but not as much in Japan.

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It is tough to live by myself.

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I'm trying to win more points at the net, not just come to the net more frequently.

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I have a good return. I have good speed, too, that most of the big guys don't have.

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For sure, it's important for an Asian man to win a grand slam. I hope I'm the one to make it.

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For me, yeah, that's going to be my big goal to win a Masters or Grand Slams.

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It's very comfortable playing U.S. Open. I always enjoy playing here.

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For my tennis, I think it's better balls are flying because I like to play quicker, finish the point little bit quicker than other guys.

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It's not easy to focus every point, you know. You lose some concentration.

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I have to say, if I live in Japan, I think I was going to have different life. There is too much attention. I feel like I'm a star there. But I think it's good thing that I live in States.

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I just need to play to my strengths.

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I got a lot of good things from Olympics.

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It's a great honor to make history but to make more history, I need to be healthy and injury-free.

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I am very proud to represent Japan.

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With COVID-19, I didn't have many symptoms luckily, so I think it's OK.

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In the match, I just try to focus what I have to do. I try not to think too much about outside things.

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Trust me, I hate playing five sets. I don't do it on purpose.

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I feel a lot of confidence from that memory, playing final first time in Grand Slam. But also I always think that I could play a little better in a final. I lost straight sets. I didn't do well.

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I'm always staying tough.

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My height is no longer growing, but my muscle is still growing.

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The wrist is needed in tennis.

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It's always exciting to play, you know, sports.

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Getting injured gave me the opportunity to re-examine some small things like my serves.

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Everybody tells me I have a good record. Sometimes I have to think that I have to keep building my record after going five sets.

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I mean, I try to show my guts and everything, you know, good energy on the court. But I think it's most important, you know, shouldn't be too many up and downs, especially downs.

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I feel like I have great support here. Many Japanese comes. Fans are very loud. Helps me. So, yeah, I always enjoy playing New York.

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Luck is important.

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I think Japanese people like teamwork. Sometimes they don't try to be No. 1 or different to other people. That can be good but sometimes it means you don't get a dream or a strong goal.

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It's not like I want to be famous but it's a great motivation for me. If you have good attention, you feel more excited.

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I feel the support from Japan.

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Playing rock-solid like Djokovic, I can't get the most of my game, while I can't play very aggressively like Federer. So I have a goal to try to play in between them.

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The day after I retire I will move back to Japan. That's how much I love Japan. I feel more comfortable there, all my friends are there, my sponsors are mostly Japanese and I feel more fun in Japan.

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Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Kei Nishikori

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