I don't always choose to stay fit by playing tennis, because that comes with its own wear-and-tear.

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

Being number two sucks.

My accomplishments do not live up to my tennis game. Most people have to work really hard and win some big matches, and then they get money and popularity. For me it has been the reverse of everybody else. The exact opposite.

I'm going to have to pick my shots and play great tennis.

Tennis is one of the only sports in America where the sport doesn't grow with the size of the person - it just forces you to swallow the whole pill.

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work. I had to put in the time to get back. And it was a grind. It meant training and sweating every day. But I was completely committed to working out to prove to myself that I still could do it.