But I still have to practice hard if I'm going to play my best tennis.

I know China are very good in table tennis. Let me see what happens in tennis. I am pretty happy with the way I am playing.

My real goal is the Olympics. It's going to be tough but it was very good preparation to play here.

For my second match it's pretty good.

It’s not easy to write a poem about a poem.

A fresh bottle of Jack waited on the end table, but for the first time in weeks I didn’t feel the need to pour a nightcap. The music was better.

The past is dead and buried. But I know now that buried things have a way of rising to the surface when one least expects them to.

I studied how to use the clothes washer. The handy instructions on the lid helped

Perhaps God chose me to be an atheist?

Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music.

Anything is an art if you do it at the level of an art.

I don’t wanna die, man. They’re not playing. Have you seen how many of them are out there? One just took a shot at me, so unlike you morons, I’m hiding. Hiding is nice. (Vik)

I love to meet my fans, and after every show I usually hang out for a few hours, talking to my fans, signing autographs, and selling T-shirts.

...never let a passion for the perfect take precedence over pragmatism.