Of my investments that have been realised, buying my first house turned out to be a pretty good move, which I didn't really realise at the time.

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.

if you are using probability arguments wit yourself, you are saying: “I want to live a life like everybody else!” By definition, an exceptional life is a life of low probability.

I know what you're gonna think, what you're gonna ask. Percy Jackson, why are you hanging from a Times Square billboard without your pants on, about to fall to your death?

I could as easily bail out the Potomac River with a teaspoon as attend to all the details of the army.

Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.

What we know is to what we do not know, as a grain of sand is to the beach.

science is a smorgasbord, and google will guide you to the study that's right for you.

They say that if you get bored enough with calamity you can learn to laugh.

The philistine provides the best definition of art. Anything that makes him rage is first class.

What I learned: Shun nonbelievers. Ignore critics. Do your best for people who want to dance with you.

I'm very proud that a woman, has finally been chosen as a candidate for the president of the United States, because I always felt women should be treated like first-class citizens.