There are many ways of getting strong, sometimes talking is the best way.

Tennis was always sort of a - a learning. It was a vehicle for me to discover a lot about myself. And the things that I sort of discovered at times I not only didn't want to see it for myself but I certainly didn't want millions of people to see it.

Pride is bad, stress is good. I don't want to feel confident. I want to feel rage. Endless, all consuming rage.

I'm going to go down swinging... I'm sure as heck not going to go home and say I had a bad tournament.

How lovely it is to dream while you are awake.

It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it.

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.