When I was 7 years old I saw Jimmy Connors make someone carry his bag, as though he were Julius Caesar. I vowed then and there that I would always carry my own.

What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.

If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.

All the good stuff is on the other side of tired.

Tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love - the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature.

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work

I feel old when I see mousse in my opponent's hair.

Success doesn't always come in the form of a trophy. Keep striving for success.

If I've learned nothing else, it's that time and practice equal achievement.

The great part about tennis is you can't run out the clock.... As long as we were still playing, I had a chance.

What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.

If we can benchmark nature on how it operates, then we never have to worry about how, and when God takes care of us.

Life is full of challenges. In the end it's getting up that pulls us through the dark day's. So that we can admire the sunset

I know. That sounds like a lie. But Presbyterians know that every so often a lie isn't all that bad, and I figured that this was about the best place it could happen.

Think ere you speak

All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and unclouded pleasure are contained within the knowledge and love of God.

My father-in-law is so sensitive. Sometimes I think he displays too much love for my children.

Come back, true love! Sweet youth, return!— But time goes on, and will, unheeding, Though hands will reach, and eyes will yearn, And the wild days set true hearts bleeding.

no war really comes unexpectedly. The drums are beating long before a single shot is fired.

Your reputation is harmed the most by what you say to defend it.

When you #‎ travel , you experience, in a very practical way, the act of #‎ rebirth .