I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.

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

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.

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

Some folks call tennis a rich people's sport or a white person's game. I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do. Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis. You've got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.

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.

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.