I envy Pete Sampras's dullness. I wish I could emulate his spectacular lack of inspiration.

What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.

If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.

All the good stuff is on the other side of tired.

Tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love - the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature.

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work

I feel old when I see mousse in my opponent's hair.

Success doesn't always come in the form of a trophy. Keep striving for success.

If I've learned nothing else, it's that time and practice equal achievement.

The great part about tennis is you can't run out the clock.... As long as we were still playing, I had a chance.

What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.

To dream is to have a chest filled with stars, a mind captivated by possibilities and a heart enveloped in imagination.

No one has yet determined the power of the human species . . . what it may perform by instinct, and what it may accomplish with rational determination.

Your challenge in life does not define you but only refines you”.

The worst is over without a doubt.

It’s like a cotillion, this partners business, except with killing.” “So, exactly like a cotillion,” said Simon.

Rejecting the miracles of Christ, we still have the miracle of Christ Himself.

If you need all the answers to trust God, you are not really trusting God.

A Soul is partly given, partly wrought; remember always that you are the Maker of your own Soul.

Good is the enemy of great.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.