There was never anything I wanted to do more than play tennis. Never once walked out there and thought, 'I wish I was doing something else.' Not once.

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.

I was never part of the crowd.

I had true rivalries. Not only did I want to beat my opponent, but I didn't want to let him up, either. I had a rivalry with Mac, Lendl, Borg. Everybody knew there was tension between us, on court and off. That's what's really ingrained in my mind: 'This is real. This isn't a soft rivalry.' There were no hugs and kisses.

No, like I said, my dad was never really part of the tennis. His involvement around what I did with the tennis and with my mom and my grandparents was really not a part of my life.

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

I hate to lose more than I like to win. I hate to see the happiness on their faces when they beat me!