Al Murray Quotes

Like most guys, I've always liked watches. I can always check the time on my phone, but having a watch is so much better.

I've been lucky, I've had movies that made a lot of money, so I don't feel like I have to kill every time out. I don't want that pressure. I don't need it.

"The harder you work, the luckier you get" is true in all things.

Prayer is the natural and joyous breathing of the spiritual life by which the heavenly atmosphere is inhaled and then exhaled in prayer.

Tennis is an individual sport, and I am quite a self-conscious person.

I am not stroppy at all.

Contrary to my image, I do have a sense of humour.

I don't actually go to that many concerts.

There is a fear of emotion in tennis.

Let it be your business every day, in the secrecy of the inner chamber, to meet the holy God. You will be repaid for the trouble it may cost you. The reward will be sure and rich.

Not to be occupied with your sin, but to be occupied with God brings deliverance from self.

Well, my mum's been a tennis coach - she coached me till I was 12.

To be honest, I think bananas are a pathetic fruit.

Obviously you try to keep as much of your private life as private as you can.

I listen to my iPod as I walk on. If I'm winning I'll listen to the same song, that's like a good luck thing - usually The Black Eyed Peas' Let's Get It Started.

Normally I sleep for 9, 10 hours a night.

We Scots have a fierce pride in the things we do that others can never appreciate. I am the British No. 1, but I would prefer to be the British No. 1 from Scotland every time.

This is the shape I'm in for the tournament. I feel or I felt extremely good before the match, and I did train very, very hard to get ready for the tournament.

I didn't practise it loads when I was at the academy in Spain, but when I got on the ATP Tour it's something I dedicated a lot of time to.

I've always been a good returner since my junior days - I don't know why that was.

I am still been pumped to train and get myself ready for the biggest events.

There's no doubt Milos Raonic will be a very tough final opponent, after all he beat [ Roger] Federer on Centre Court to get there.

However well I return, opportunities will probably be few and far and I need to be ruthless.

It becomes tricky, and you start to think about the cramps rather than just actually what you're trying to do on the court, which is obviously win the match.

I bought a Ferrari...and then sold it after a couple of months.

I've always been lucky enough to just play tennis, so I never actually had a job when I was growing up.

I'll never pay above the odds for something if there's a more cost-effective alternative, so I guess that's where the saver in me shines through.

Of my investments that have been realised, buying my first house turned out to be a pretty good move, which I didn't really realise at the time.

It's safe to say that the value of the property had shot up considerably and in the end I made a pretty satisfying profit.

It's always nice to get good feedback, and a bit of encouragement can go a long way.

I'm incredibly fortunate and it's important to me to make sure that I give back where I can.

Obviously I would have loved to have won, but I have had a good run every match.

I fully understand that not all of the companies will succeed and that there will be losses along the way, but this is very much the norm with early stage investment.

I'm on the road so much that I don't get to spend as much time there as I would like.

Owning a property is great as that's my base and the centre of my family life.

As soon as I walk through the door and see my family and the dogs, I feel relaxed.

I think it's sensible to plan for the future now I'm a father and a husband.

Against Steve Johnson at the Olympics I was down a couple of times.

I'm not allowed to make a joke. It is a bit unfair how I'm treated. I thought it was a joke. I got calls and messages. I would rather not to have to worry about things like that. It is disappointing.

My girlfriend thinks I look like a reptile - it's not the best.

Everything in tennis is so neat and nice but boxing has sport down to its essence; it is very pure and I like that.

I tend not to argue about things that I don't believe in.

Everybody always talks about the pressure of playing at Wimbledon, how tough it is, but the people watching make it so much easier to play.

For me, by far, the Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world.

I believe you should give 100% on the court, so I chase every ball.

I've never felt nervous in front of big crowds and in big stadiums.

It would have been better if I had won, but reaching the final was perfect.

When I'm in Miami I like to go and watch basketball, the Miami Heat.

I am Scottish. I am also British.

I never read. The paper or anything. I watch a lot of movies, and TV series and stuff. But I never, never read.