I've always been pretty careful at keeping track of my spending, so using my debit card is often the easiest way of doing that.

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.

I’m sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn’t do, and I’ve hurt myself by hurting you.

Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate.

Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.

There are plenty of opportunities for common grounds that we need to explore and strengthen. The Hispanic community has a strong affinity for our relationship with Israel.

I don't love her because she's beautiful; I love her and she's beautiful.

Our artillery has really been sensational. For once we have enough of something and at the right time. Officers tell me they actually have more guns than they know what to do with.

The only way to build a peaceful community is to build men and women who are lovers and makers of peace.

I was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I'd been publishing for 20 years.

To be present is to be prayerful.

It is not possible to be ignorant of the end of things if we know their beginning.