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

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.

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.

I've realised over the years I play my best when I have time to prepare for each tournament as best as possible.

Sufism expresses what I have found to be Real.

We should vigorously debate policy differences. We have too much all-or-nothing in American politics.

Drank a lot of take home pay.

You should issue demerits for tree cutting or the destruction of humus.

Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus.

We live in a world where joy and empathy and pleasure are all around us, there for the noticing.

My writing has always been considered extremely important, even though I make slim-to-no money at it.

Sometimes, music is like poop. It just has to come out.

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.

He who hesitates is poor.