It's tough when you're No. 1. You don't have any private life, you can't even walk anywhere. I think that was one reason why I lost my motivation to play tennis.

You have to find it. No one else can find it for you.

If you're afraid of losing, then you daren't win.

He [Jimmy Connors] has one weakness. He can never say his opponent played well. That's why it feels good to beat him and that's why other players would rather beat him than any other player.

On Rafael Nadal: Every point he plays is like match point. That's why he's the champion right now.

As tennis players, we work and we sacrifice many things. To lose, that's not a happy thing - I mean sure, I was disappointed. You have to come back strong. But to win the last point in a grand slam tournament, that's the most beautiful and most satisfying feeling you can get as a tennis player. It's worth it.

I'm amazed that years after I stopped playing tennis, people still recognize me in restaurants and ask for my autograph.