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I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

If you play a match, then you got to give it all to beat the opponent; there is nothing like playing against a great or a non-great player. I treat them all as opponents and aim to beat them.

The reasons why a player is better on one club than on another are many. I certainly am not an expert and can't explain.

The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player.

Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.

Even the greatest player of all times loses sets or is down in a match. It just shows that, you know, a win is never guaranteed. It shows all of us that we have to work for every point, fight for every point no matter what.

When you play against top players, sometimes you can play - you can play your utmost and you still get beat.

The players have competed on the level the last 25 or 30 years are always going to be the players that compete at a high level. These guys practice hard, they work on their game, they still hit the ball extremely well.

The thing that makes the great players great, and that separates players from different players is, when you going out there whether being prepared or not, you have to react. And if you're thinking, you're already a step behind.