That's the key to success, isn't it? It has to be fun.

Life is not worth living if I cannot have pasta or bread again.

Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it.

I don't believe in playing hurt, in taking injections to cover the pain.

I used to pretend that I was Tom attacking Jerry, who was drawn on the ball

You have to want to play it all day, every day to get to the top.

I did realize more than ever, after the stabbing, that tennis is a business - a tough business.

It doesnt matter who is playing or how old they are. I just worry about what I can control. It doesnt give me more or less motivation.

Tennis is so competitive. I guess that's the way it has to be.

As you know, I was one of the original grunters. But Jimmy Connors used to grunt way before I was born. I never knew I was grunting, it was just part of my strokes.

I have this terrible dark side to my personality, which playing tennis keeps at bay

If you desire peace, begin to pray.

Requiring accountability while also extending your compassion is not the easiest course of action, but it is the most humane, and, ultimately, the safest for the community.

The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation, " she said. "Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.

I shrieked like a little girl, which, if you think about it, makes total sense.

We become in part what our senses take in.

If you want me to believe in your redeemer, you are going to have to look a lot more redeemed.

I can't think of any more powerful moment than when you stand on a stage.

As I've been acting since I was young it's taught me to give a good speech, and, though I say so myself, I did it pretty well.

I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing.

Chicago is known as the Windy City, and Montana is called the Big Sky State, so I think that we should somehow combine the two to create the ultimate kite-flying experience.