If I don't wear something I feel confident in, I don't play as well.

Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.

I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.

Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.

My motto is: I'm alive, so that means I can do anything.

In my mind, I'm always the best. If I walk out on the court (and) I think the next person is better, I've already lost.

Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.

Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.

When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.

In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.

If I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California.

The truth is like salt. Men want to taste a little, but too much makes everyone sick.

Waiting is often the best part of the story, " he explains. "After all, once you know the story, its over.

When God leads you to it, He will give it to you.

You will hear words old and spent and useless like costumes left over from yesterday's parties.

It was the craving to be a one and only people which impelled the ancient Hebrews to invent a one and only God whose one and only people they were to be.

Rock'n'roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends, rock'n'roll is dangerous and should piss people off

You have to be very careful when you're working on a sequel, because it has to be a continuation of what you did before.

We don't need to allow any more Nancy Pelosies to wind up in Congress.

Should you trust a stockbroker who's married to a travel agent?

When I first started doing sketch comedy, I promised myself that if I were ever to have any success in this business, I wouldn't hold back. Why get there and play it safe?