Motivation Quote by Goran Ivanisevic

There is a deliberate plainness to Ivanisevic's line, and that’s the point: it’s the sound of an athlete still slightly stunned that the story actually ended the way the crowd wanted. “Was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling” isn’t poetic repetition; it’s a tell. He’s describing a high that never quite settled into nostalgia because Wimbledon wasn’t just a trophy for him, it was a late-arriving rewrite of his identity.

The subtext sits inside that modest “so much confidence.” Ivanisevic spent years as tennis’s combustible nearly-man: a cannon serve, a volatile temperament, and painful losses on big stages. Wimbledon 2001, when he entered as a wildcard and tore through the draw, wasn’t supposed to happen in the sport’s meritocratic script. His win didn’t merely validate talent; it legitimized his chaos. Confidence here isn’t generic self-esteem. It’s the psychological permission slip to believe your risky style can be right, your instincts can hold, your career doesn’t have to be a cautionary tale.

The intent reads as both gratitude and self-protection. By emphasizing the enduring feeling, he’s anchoring himself to a permanent fact in a profession that erases yesterday’s hero by next week’s rankings. Athletes don’t just chase titles; they chase proof. For Ivanisevic, Wimbledon delivered proof loud enough to silence the internal heckler: you weren’t crazy, you were just early, unlucky, and one perfect fortnight away from being undeniable.