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.

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.

We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it is no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless.... We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models, when nothing could be further, in most cases, from their capacities.

Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike.

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

It doesn't have to glitter to be gold.

I have always drawn strength from being close to home.