Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.

If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.

The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are 'accept responsibility.'

I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you. Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can't be friends with everybody.

Tennis is a game of angles. You never have time to figure the angles. It's practiced. It's so practiced that it becomes an instinct. You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times ­ it is there.

Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.

Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.