I was raised by two women, and that laid the groundwork for the way I treat 'em: with the utmost respect and admiration.

I like any title with the letters U.S. in front of it. To me, the U.S. Open is the most important tournament in the world.

Tennis would be much more exciting if they had pitching machines firing Tennis was given to me to keep me off the street corners of east St. Louis.

I was raised by two women, and that laid the groundwork for the way I treat 'em: with the utmost respect and admiration.

[In the modern game] you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist... or you're Roger Federer...

I've been kicked in the teeth more times in tennis than the law ought to allow.

Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and the longer the match, the more fun I had.