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.

Life is like a tennis game. You can't win without serving.

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?

The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, "Did I make the best use of the time I had?

It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.

Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.

When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.