I know many of you thought that I would be retiring today, but if I was ever going to announce my retirement it would not be in a downtown Los Angeles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet.

You have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it's been a good ride so far, but it's not over yet.

I was very disappointed (at the U.S. Open), and I went out there and I worked really hard.

When you travel so many weeks a year, it's always nice to have a home-cooked meal.

When I come into a tournament, I'm expecting to win. That's my philosophy. I can't go to a tournament thinking, 'I'm going to get my ass kicked today, so I might as well leave.'

Tennis has given me this wonderful life and I'm very grateful for it.

When I walk through that gate to the court, that's my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.