I play tennis for a living even though I hate tennis, hate it with a dark and secret passion and always have.

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.

Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Today is a really bad day, Syd. A really, really bad day. Sometimes in life, we need a few bad days in order to keep the good ones in perspective

Be yourself and you’ll discover a world of surprises, mysteries and strengths.

People say I'm into black women. Robert De Niro is into black women. I'm just into women who are real, and they happen to be black.

Our education should be such as to improve our minds and fit us for increased usefulness; to make us of greater service to the human family.

In the winter, I enjoy cross-country skiing and raising orchids and amaryllises. If I could grow tropical flowers as perennials, I would, especially hibiscus and mandavilla.

At the time I just was like, I can't believe I am on the show, and the first thing I have to do is an entire song and dance routine for the whole cast of 'Mad Men.

Officers conditioned to conformity in peacetime cannot be expected to behave boldly and flexibly in combat.

We pray pious blether, our will is not in it, and then we say God does not answer; we never asked Him for anything. Asking means that our wills are in what we ask.

Ensuring fairness in the American workplace should be a cornerstone of our economic policy.