There's a reason why Federer and Nadal are so gracious when they lose. They sleep well at night knowing that they've given their best.

The first thing I would do is create one office that controlled all of pro tennis so you had one central voice that spoke for tennis. Central governance is something that's really held the sport back and will continue to do so.

What I've seen historically is winning is a major aloe. It solves a lot of problems.

America is the world's policemen, whether you and I like that or not. That's a fact. People globally feel that.

Even the poor can be fat in the U.S. That says something about a country. That's how incredible what we have is. But it can also take away incentive.

There's plenty of anecdotal evidence that most champions are born into certain environments and encouraged early. Then, later on, they might get some assistance from their federations.

Fear is an interesting energy that we all have to face. Some people step up and aren't afraid but still come up short. And some would rather cop out: "My shoulder hurts" or "I didn't give it my all." They can sleep at night.