Not every child is cut out for an individual sport.

To be a tennis champion, you have to be inflexible. You have to be stubborn. You have to be arrogant. You have to be selfish and self-absorbed. Kind of tunnel vision almost.

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.

My first U.S. Open I think was just very special for me because that was sort of the beginning of what was a 'Cinderella' story for me.

When I play, I'm boiling inside. I just try not to show it because it's a lack of composure, and if you give in to your emotions after one loss, you're liable to have three or four in a row.

If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart.

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

You can't give up! If you give up, you're like everybody else.

Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift.

Whatever your goal in life, be proud of every day that you are able to work in that direction.

The difference is almost all mental. The top players just hate to lose. I think that's the difference. A champion hates to lose even more than she loves to win.

Social obligation is much bigger than supporting worthy causes. It includes anything that impacts people and the quality of their lives .

Music doesn't solve your problems..but allows you to dance all over them

Years are only garments, and you either wear them with style all your life, or else you go dowdy to the grave.

Familiarity doesn't breed contempt, it is contempt.

We prove God by showing active faith, which puts to flight all adverse appearances

The first truth for special operations is that quality is more important than quantity.

Why are people so interested in other people's relationships? It's like stealing.

States strong enough to do good are but few. Their number would seem limited to three.

I also know how to ask people for money and I have no shame about doing that.

I just talk, and I guess some of my views came out.