You will never have great tennis champions from England because of the cold and dark, but most of all because people only care about the sport for two weeks a year, and then they're on to something else. There's just not a great love of the sport there

I used to pretend that I was Tom attacking Jerry, who was drawn on the ball

I don't believe in playing hurt, in taking injections to cover the pain.

That's the key to success, isn't it? It has to be fun.

I think for me, food was a way for me to deal with emotional trouble.

I am lucky to have advisers whom I trust.

Did you know that Christmas Day is absolutely the best day to fly? It is. No crowded airports and crowded planes. I always flew to Australia. That's what Christmas was for me - a plane journey to the next tournament