There are people who love you and people who hate you, but for me, more so, people only think they know me by how I act or perform on a tennis court.

That's when you've got to grit your teeth and hang in there and try and find a way to win when you're not playing your best tennis - that's what I can be proud of

Even when I was No. 1 in the world, I was taking it one match at a time. I never was a player to look too far ahead, the way draws can pan out.

When I go out to play, I still believe I'm as good as anyone out there. I don't have to prove anyone wrong. I know what I've done and how well I can play.

I'm fortunate: I can play as long as I want to play. There's no coach or trainer who is going to say to me that I'm dropped or sacked, it's time to move on. I can play as long as I want to play.

Matches are won and lost so many times in the locker room.

When I was a kid in Adelaide, I dreamed of becoming No. 1 in the world, winning a grand slam and the Davis Cup for Australia.

I was lucky enough to win the Davis Cup in my first year in 1999. I won my first slam at the U.S. Open in 2001 and became world No. 1 later that year. By the age of 20, I'd done it all.

I'm not a guy who needs to read motivation books.

Everyone has to call 'time' at some stage.

That's what you do all the hard work for, to play in situations that put your body through gruelling times. If you're not up to it, pull out.

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.

..he had trampled her poor, pining heart, and the wound was still raw, even these many years later.

My life's a tangle of past and present, like two separate puzzles with their pieces tumbled together. Nothing fits.

Keep in mind that in 1985, I had a potential readership of over 50 million Americans. At that time, a good portion of those were under 30.

First is the man ...and then the music. If the man is not intact, the music will not happen.

Home's the most excellent place of all.

A woman has a responsibility and a privilege that a man doesnt have of given birth to another human being.

it is midnight no magical bewitching hour for me

Getting out of the comfortable path, that's what exploration is all about.

Basically the most fun part about the first day of anything is buying all the supplies.