Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.
You know over the last few months since I announced that the U.S. Open was going to be my last tournament I've been very unprepared sort of emotionally and, you know, for the feeling that I would...
You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward.
You don't cheat anybody out of their experience, whatever it is.
Yes, for a long time but I admired her and respected everything that I could sort of see in her from a distance, the pillars of her life, the loyalties, the relationships. It all got my interest...
What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.
Well, you know, I've bonded with a lot of people over the years, you know. We played the same tournaments year after year and we go back to the same place and many times the seats have been full...
Well, I actually tell my son that I don't have any hair because he asked me the same question that I gave it to him when he was born, so he actually still believes that. He's five years old.
Tennis was always sort of a - a learning. It was a vehicle for me to discover a lot about myself. And the things that I sort of discovered at times I not only didn't want to see it for myself but I...
Sometimes it's just harder to remind yourself about what you're doing and why you're doing it... Other times, you have a great desire for it, but physically you're not responding the way you want....
Some moments it feels longer, other moments it feels like it's flown by; you can't believe you've done it all that time... Overall, you have a strong sense for the full spectrum that you've sort of...
Over the last 21 years, I have found you. And I will take you and the memory of you with me for the rest of my life. Thank you.
Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work. I had to put in the time to get back. And it was a grind. It meant training and sweating every day. But I was completely committed to working out to...
My father actually moved out from Chicago just so he could play tennis 365 days a year, so it was - it was a place we played every day. We played before school. We played after school. We woke up....
It's shocking how little there is to do with tennis when you're just thinking about nothing except winning every point.
It means a lot to you, to be out there. The highs are pretty high, and the lows are pretty low. You know, it's easy to feel like you let the team down. I mean, at the end of the day we still got to...
It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it.
If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.
I've been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by.
I've been criticized for not having perspective in the past and I thought that of myself many times but not there.
I'm going to have to pick my shots and play great tennis.