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

...I spent many, many hours in...libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.

Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.

I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.

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

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

If one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.