Paradorn Srichaphan Quotations

I did some push-ups to show I was OK.

I feel that I played an all-around good match today. I held my serve really well today. I was able to hit some excellent passing shots and that kept Jeff at the baseline, which helped swing the match in my favor.

For the whole week I've been playing really well,

I felt like I was moving well even in the heat. Both of us were taking our time between each point because it was very hot.

But it's OK to be ousted by Moya. It's happening, and I'm notcaring so much to loses in match.

He caught me off guard. He was attacking all the way. His serves, returns of serve as well as movement on court proved too much for me.

He was playing great, especially his service game,

He is a rising star and is very hot at the moment. I have to rely on the experience that I have, which is more than his.

He was attacking all the way and caught me off-guard. I failed in my effort to get back into the match, but hope to make up for the missed chance next year.

He hits the balls hard, which I like. I just try to hold my serves and find a chance to win points.

My shoulder had some problems eight months ago, but now my shoulder is almost one hundred percent fit. It's all about the bad draw since my ranking has been much lower and I was not seededfor this year's China Open.

I was down one break in the second set 3-5 but I used my experience to get back to five-all and knew this would give me a chance to finish the match in two sets. I haven't looked too far into the draw but now I play (Noam) Okun and I have to treat this match with full focus and concentration.

I will play Johansson now which will be tough in front of his home crowd, ... It should be a great match. I'll go into it not really expecting much and try to keep playing my best tennis.

I think that it was a really slow start for me again today, just like since the quarterfinals, ... I still believed that I was going to play better in the second set, which I did. His game is really on especially at the moment, so he's tough to play.

I won maybe three times with that. It really shows my flexibility.

I think it's one of the best matches I've played. I think we both had fun and were enjoying it. ... We played our best tennis and enjoyed the match and enjoyed the moment.

I think it was about more than tennis today. It's really to do with your heart when you are playing against the defending champion and against him in his hometown. It's really difficult to serve it out and finish the match. I think that's the most difficult thing.

I was really happy to make it in the first set. He was returning just so well. His backhand down the line was really killing.

Tough matches prepare you better for contests ahead.

I've been playing the final here for four years, so there was a bit of pressure on me.

Even though the score was quite easy, it was a tough match. He is a good player and I had never met him before. I am happy about the way I played. I went for more shots than usual.

Tennis is an individual sport, so parents can coach their kids longer than other sports.

In the temple, the monks have nothing of the world.

It's tough to play James. His game is really on, especially at this moment, ... I had a chance to serve at 5-4 just to win the second set. But he played great in that game. He played a good tiebreak. He deserved it. He played better today.

It's tough to play James. His game is really on, especially at this moment. I had a chance to serve at 5-4 just to win the second set. But he played great in that game. He played a good tiebreak. He deserved it. He played better today.

At times, I suddenly felt a bit tight,

I often feel like that when I play in the Thailand Open. It's not the pressure from the crowd. They are supportive and have nothing to do with this.

I just had some weird service games in which I felt tight without any reason, ... Maybe it's because the first match at home is always difficult for me.

It was not the best way to start the tournament but the good part is that I ended on the winning side.

It was pretty interesting for me that week, my time away from tennis. It was a really calm week. Everything I have ? the phone, the family ? I just cut it, left it behind, walked into the temple and became a monk.

For me it was a very exciting match.

It's not the best way to start a tournament, but the good thing is that I've come through. I always start my year here, but striking rhythm in the year's first match is always tough after a two-month break.

It's a pity that I failed to reach the final to face Federer.

It was exactly the same as in Bangkok -- 7-5 in the third, losing my serve at 5-all. I was down a break in the second set and came out with nothing to lose, just trying to put the ball in the court and play good tennis.

It's helping my tennis between the point, not when I'm running and hitting the ball. It's between the point that I have 20 seconds, I control my breathing, like in and out. A lot of time if you don't play well, is because you're getting nervous and you can't control. Your heart is pumping sometimes really quick. Meditation is helping me that I can control my breaths, I can just relax and ready for next point.

I came this far already. I'm just going to enjoy the moment and that I'm playing the number one in the world. Hopefully I can keep the form I showed this week. I'm not going to think that I'm playing Roger. I'm just going to focus on the ball.

If I'm too calm, it's not really my game because my game was aggressive on the court, just attacking. Then once I go into the temple, then I really learn. I really figured out what that monk told me is really true.

He played well. I started playing better in the third set but I wasn't able to win the important points. I needed to be more patient.

He really mixes up the game not like any other player. A normal player will play the same way the whole match, but Roger, he's really good with mixing up the ball, with the spin, with the slice and the serve. Even when I had chances, he was always controlling the point. So it is really difficult to play against him.

The last time we played in Japan, I had eight match points and I lost. So I knew it was going to be a tough match. When he has a tough situation, he always plays really good.