I think I was as mentally tough as I've ever been. I felt like I handled the situation both on and off the court extremely well. I felt like I needed to.

That's when you've got to grit your teeth and hang in there and try and find a way to win when you're not playing your best tennis - that's what I can be proud of

Even when I was No. 1 in the world, I was taking it one match at a time. I never was a player to look too far ahead, the way draws can pan out.

When I go out to play, I still believe I'm as good as anyone out there. I don't have to prove anyone wrong. I know what I've done and how well I can play.

I'm fortunate: I can play as long as I want to play. There's no coach or trainer who is going to say to me that I'm dropped or sacked, it's time to move on. I can play as long as I want to play.

Matches are won and lost so many times in the locker room.

When I was a kid in Adelaide, I dreamed of becoming No. 1 in the world, winning a grand slam and the Davis Cup for Australia.

I was lucky enough to win the Davis Cup in my first year in 1999. I won my first slam at the U.S. Open in 2001 and became world No. 1 later that year. By the age of 20, I'd done it all.

I'm not a guy who needs to read motivation books.

Everyone has to call 'time' at some stage.

That's what you do all the hard work for, to play in situations that put your body through gruelling times. If you're not up to it, pull out.

Truly, " remarked Nandi as we entered a darkened tunnel, "it is amazing that you have not died yet, mistress." "Well, hang in there. The night is young.

I don't really seem to gravitate to romantic comedies.

Having it all is easy if youre willing to work for it

To us Germans everything is religion. What we do we do not merely with our hands and brains, but with our hearts and souls. This has often become a tragic fate for us.

It takes time to develop a sense of humor, shared world views.

Anyone who makes up their mind about an issue before they hear the issue is a fool.

The zone is a place that you rarely visit. It's not some place you go every week. The zone is sacred ground.

The African prisoners are orderly and peaceable among themselves.

Revenge is the raging fire that consumes the arsonist.

The longer you wait to launch an innovation, the less your effort is worth.