Hitting the ball has never been my issue, so I can literally not pick up a racquet for two months and hit the ball, really, really nicely. I mean movement's always an issue.

But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was hitting with all the pros that would come to town. They would get me on the court or take notice and that stayed with me.

Being number two sucks.

I suppose you could never say never, but my experience would tell me that the most successful players in the world are gonna come from an environment that is more competitive at an early age.

If I don't do what I need to do to win, I won't win, no matter who is on the other side of the net.

My feelings are Yevgeny Kafelnikov should take his prize money when he is done here and go and buy some perspective.

It never seizes to amaze me how much I enjoy playing here and how much you fans have meant to me over the years.