He's such a character - there's only one Marat Safin. 
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Honda Motor Co. CEO Takeo Fukui, right, speaks during a press conference at the firm's head office in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Japanese automaker Honda has pulled out of Formula One, citing a slowdown in the global economy.
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Quotes about Marat Safin
To have two of the top three women in the world, especially given Serena's place in the game ... and on the men's side we have a couple of former number ones in (Marat) Safin and Lleyton Hewitt. US are favourites, and deserve to be top seeds, but it is a top field.
was said
in Keralanext
He (Safin) controlled the match ... I was surprised that Marat has shown his tennis of the best quality.
said Nikolay Davydenko
in Canoe
Quotes from articles mentioning Marat Safin
For sure, it's one of my best wins ... The key was just to put the ball back as much as possible. It was not so easy at the beginning. He was playing very strong but I think I did a good job.
said Denis Gremelmayr
I made a couple of mistakes, the guy started to feel much more comfortable on the court and the momentum was gone
said Marat Safin
