From 143rd Street in Harlem to the center court at Wimbledon is about as far as one can travel.

I was nervous and confident at the same, nervous about going out there in front of all those people, with so much at stake, and confident that I was going to go out there and win.

Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.

In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best.

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.

From 143rd Street in Harlem to the center court at Wimbledon is about as far as one can travel.

Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.