There is a fear of emotion in tennis.

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.

The names of entities that have the power to constrain us change with time. Convention and authority are replaced by infirmity. But my attitude toward them has not changed. Has not changed.

There's a problem with the hierarchical orientation, though. When the numbers get too big, the thing breaks down. A pecking order can hold only so many chickens.

You’re my master. And I am only here to serve you. That’s what I understand. And to be honest, I don’t think there’s anything else to know.

Triumphant moments are for wise thinkers...

I think it's really hard to plan if you don't believe you can implement those plans.

It is not economic development; it's about taking money out of the consumer economy and shipping it off to Las Vegas

Everyone's just telling me that there's this rumor going around that I'm dying of cancer

The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: "It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing."

Persons of delicate taste endure stupid criticism better than they do stupid praise.

That man is the most loyal who aims at the noblest motive, and that motive the public good.