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.

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.

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

I play tennis for a living even though I hate tennis, hate it with a dark and secret passion and always have.

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

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

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.