I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.

I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.

Start where you are, use what you have.

The world over - 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'. And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?'

We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.

In America you're conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ's sake?