It was really an exciting time trying to find my way from being a boy to becoming a man—being toe to toe and eye to eye with grown men, even though I was only 11 or 12.

When you’ve done everything you can to train yourself for competition, you’ll sleep well when the tournament is over, win or lose.

Playing against better competition makes you better and more focused, so you can do what you have to, to win.

The exercises helped get the flexibility back in my ankle and also increased my overall flexibility. As I was getting into my 30s, I wanted to do everything I could to improve my longevity.

It's a serve and pass game.

It's the best. And the job site isn't too bad, either.

We play at the world's most beautiful beaches but in the world's most challenging conditions. It is not like you play one match and you go back to air conditioning. We do it all day long.