Defending Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has revealed he struggled for motivation after his breakthrough win at last year's event.
Murray ended Britain's 77-year wait for a men's Wimbledon winner with a straight-sets triumph over Novak Djokovic last year.
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The Scotsman's triumphant charge to the final generated significant interest before he sealed his title with a euphoric win on Center Court.
But ahead of the 2014 event, Murray has spoken about he battled for drive following his win at the All England Club.
"After Wimbledon it was different," Murray is quoted as saying in The Daily Record.
"Not having motivation is not a nice feeling because I'm used to being extremely motivated.
"There were parts that made me happy but then I found I was struggling to get up for practices and training. That wasn't very nice but now I feel the same as before.
"It was a combination of things. I got asked about it so much and people were saying to me that whatever happens now does not matter.
"They said it was normal if I was struggling for motivation and were questioning whether tennis was going to be the same for me again.
"I started thinking that way a bit. That was part of it but there was also the physical stuff as well. I was thinking my back was bad and wondering what I was going to do about it.
"I didn't know if it was going to be perfect again or if it was going to be bad forever. When I decided to have the (back) surgery that was it. I kind of moved on.
"The motivation has been there ever since then."
Murray opens his Wimbledon defence against Belgium's David Goffin on Monday and feels he is ready to add to his list of two major triumphs.
And while he acknowledged the pressures of being defending champion, the 27-year-old is convinced he can deal with it.
"I have defended titles before at smaller events but people will make more of it (here)," he added.
"I know when I walk out on the court it's going to be different initially but once I'm two games into the match I won't be thinking about last year at all."