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 accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

If I didn't play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.

I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.

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.

If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters.