The dumber you are on court, the better you're going to play.

It's unfair to expect the USTA, just because they make this pot of money, to just snap their fingers and make champions. It's not simple, and anyone who thinks it is hasn't really looked underneath the hood to see how the engine works.

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

Trophies separate the winners from losers, and life is about winning and losing. Go into business and you see. You're competing every day.

I'm not suggesting that the entire nation can't be successful, but there's something to it when you have 150 cable channels and the Internet at your fingertips and video games and all kinds of ADD-addled devices like my iPhone and your BlackBerry and things that keep us busy.

Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.

You have to look at each tie and look at what your options are.