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.

Greatest thing in life: Winning a tennis match. Second greatest thing in life: Losing a tennis match

You have to remember that I played longer than anybody else on the main tour; I played until I was 40, and then played another six years or so on the seniors tour.

The trouble with experience is that by the time you have it you are too old to take advantage of it.

But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know the real story?

People say I'm around because I have a lot of heart, but I know all the heart in the world couldn't have helped me if I wasn't physically fit.

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.