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

I've been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by.

I envy Pete Sampras's dullness. I wish I could emulate his spectacular lack of inspiration.

No athletes talk to themselves like tennis players. Pitchers, golfers, goalkeepers, they mutter to themselves, but tennis players talk to themselves-and answer. Tennis players look like lunatics in a public square.

Sometimes it's just harder to remind yourself about what you're doing and why you're doing it... Other times, you have a great desire for it, but physically you're not responding the way you want. That presents other challenges. Then sometimes it all comes together.

A great coach can lead you to a place where you don't need him any more.

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