Guy Forget, born on January 4, 1965, is a former professional tennis player from France. Throughout his career, Forget achieved notable success in both singles and doubles competitions. He reached the highest ranking of world No. 4 in singles and won a total of 11 singles titles. Forget was known for his powerful serve, solid groundstrokes, and excellent volleying skills. He represented France in the Davis Cup and helped the team secure victory in 1991 and 1996. After retiring as a player, Forget transitioned into a successful career as a tennis administrator and currently serves as the Tournament Director of the French Open. Guy Forget’s contributions to the sport as a player and his continued involvement in tennis administration have made him a respected figure in the tennis world.
I think each player and myself live things differently because I have no physical effort to make.
Guy Forget
Anything is possible as long as you have the passion.
Guy Forget
It’s better to have done because then you know what the player is going through and you understand the pressure, but then on the other hand I know a lot of people that were good players but not good coaches, and vice versa.
Guy Forget
When we want to reach a dream for the second time, you want it to come true, when you try so hard, you are so close to achieving it, it makes things very difficult to live with afterwards.
Guy Forget
When you are a professional sportsman all the guys are great competitors in the top 50.
Guy Forget
When you are very little tennis should be fun, it should be a game.
Guy Forget
You can be a little lonely because it’s an individual sport.
Guy Forget
You should just enjoy it, but as soon as you decide that it is going to be your career, no matter whether you want to be a doctor or an architect or anything else, you need to work 5 hours a day.
Guy Forget
There are some guys you have problems beating because of their style – I always had difficulties with guys like Michael Chang and Andre Agassi because their returns were so good and they played so well in defence.
Guy Forget
I had a coach that was not a great player, but he taught with kids and juniors so that by the time he was 50 he was great. He helped me make the top 5 in the world and yet he wasn’t a great player himself.
Guy Forget
More than specific memories of achievements, for me I remember the feeling you get when you were just at your very best – when you felt like you were floating across the court and could put the ball wherever you wanted.
Guy Forget
But I still serve pretty big and that’s one of my biggest weapons, so if my shoulder holds up and I can count on it, I can win a few matches and then you never know how the other guys are going to react to the fatigue and the length of the matches.
Guy Forget
It’s a tough world out there and all the guys are fighting hard and the competition is really tough.
Guy Forget
If you win, fine, if you don’t, you try again next year.
Guy Forget
If you lived the doubles, as I did, which was very stressful, you are sitting down in a chair experiencing a match without being able to hold a racquet in your hands.
Guy Forget
I think our strength is this strong relationship we have all together.
Guy Forget
To be a professional tennis player you need to put in these sort of hours.
Guy Forget
I retired because I had a knee injury, my cartilage was wearing out, it was painful and I couldn’t put in the four hours of practice each day that I needed to.
Guy Forget
Suddenly in the end when it’s over, you feel a big weight on your shoulders. That’s the role of the captain. Unfortunately, it’s sometimes like that in sport.
Guy Forget