I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about coming out. Unless you're number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.

I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.

I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.

When I was playing, we didn't have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it's a truly global sport, so the competition's much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.

Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That's one of the reasons I beat him - because I respected him.

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.