I realized that with hard work, the world was your oyster. You could do anything you wanted to do.

To be a tennis champion, you have to be inflexible. You have to be stubborn. You have to be arrogant. You have to be selfish and self-absorbed. Kind of tunnel vision almost.

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.

My first U.S. Open I think was just very special for me because that was sort of the beginning of what was a 'Cinderella' story for me.

When I play, I'm boiling inside. I just try not to show it because it's a lack of composure, and if you give in to your emotions after one loss, you're liable to have three or four in a row.

If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart.

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

You can't give up! If you give up, you're like everybody else.

Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift.

Whatever your goal in life, be proud of every day that you are able to work in that direction.

The difference is almost all mental. The top players just hate to lose. I think that's the difference. A champion hates to lose even more than she loves to win.

I think and think and think, I‘ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.

A beautiful smile without any reason is the smile of the existence!

Lovers. Not a soft word, as people thought, but cruel and tearing.

You'd never catch me dancing on tables in public. I have no desire to be known for my personal life.

My son is 21. He'll be 22 if I let him.

There is no curing a sick man who believes himself to be in health.

I would rather receive a Pap smear from Captain Hook than venture out on New Year's Eve.

Nothing honors God more than a Big Dream that is way beyond our ability to accomplish!

You'll never change the world if you're worried about being liked.

God preserve us! If men knew what is done in secret, no one would be free from the interference of others.