It was very hard for me to practice and enjoy my tennis, and I didn't know the why, so I worked with psychologists to try and see what was happening. They pushed me really hard.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

I have an office in Argentina, I go there every day, so I work.

I didn't know what was going through my mind.

Tennis has had a very positive impact on my life.

Perfect harmony of body and mind are my key to personal balance and happiness.

I was a very shy and introverted person, and it was hard for me to talk to people and make relationships.

The difficult part was to tell the world that I was finishing.

I played Mary Joe Fernandez in the semifinals. She was winning the first set. Second set was very close. I started to play this aggressive game. I think I surprised them.

There were so much affairs of me created by the media... of course I was not always a true single. I had some relations, once also to a famous pop star.

I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence.

. . .and he has nevergiven up his conviction that if you just try all the doors one of them is bound to be the Door intoSummer. You know, I think he is right.

He who prays for his neighbors will be heard for himself.

If your day is full of little mean, dark thoughts, is it any wonder you feel crabby? Maybe it's because you let your mind run wild like a dog putting its nose into garbage everywhere.

I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family.

Participating in a gun buy-back program because you think that criminals have too many guns is like having yourself castrated because you think your neighbors have too many kids.

The trick is to age honestly and gracefully and make it look great, so that everyone looks forward to it.

No war is over until the enemy says it's over. We may think it over, we may declare it over, but in fact, the enemy gets a vote.

Pain is temporary. Eventually it will subside. If I quit, however, the surrender stays with me.

We're all going to die. While I'm still here, I want to make a difference.

Correct morality can only be derived from what man is — not from what do-gooders and well-meaning aunt Nellies would like him to be.