I think it's sensible to plan for the future now I'm a father and a husband.

I don't play any tournaments to come second best.

It's not the end of the world to lose.

In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach.

I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation.

You have to go into each match believing you can beat all of the players.

Give it everything you've got. Leave nothing out there.

Where resources are plentiful (i.e. no constraints), you will find very little creativity. Where resources are scarce (i.e. many constraints), you will find an abundance of creativity.

I'll be supporting anyone but England.

I think most players would love, at one stage in their career, to say, 'I've been No. 1 in the world.

A believer may pass through much affliction, and yet secure very little blessing from it all. Abiding in Christ is the secret of securing all that the Father meant the chastisement to bring us.

Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.

The widespread belief that Yuppies as a class would perish from Brie-cheese poisoning turned out to be over-optimistic.

My sentiments for the American cause, from the Stamp Act downward, have never changed... I am still of opinion that it is the cause of liberty and of human nature.

People go to movies or listen to music because they want to be inspired.

It's partly because our culture so hyper-sexualizes females that if you don't measure up to whatever we're forced to think is the standard, then you feel inadequate.

Do I gotta go sell me a whole lotta crack for decent shelter and clothes on my back?

Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be grateful the thorn bush has roses. Perspective.

If you want to be healthy and live to one hundred, do qigong.

What surprises me in life are not the marriages that fail, but the marriages that succeed.

The people believed that while the courts would be independent, they would defer to the political branches on policy issues.