I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.

Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.

You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.

I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.

I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That's no contribution to society. [Tennis] was purely selfish; that was for me.

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.