I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won titles.

Media access to us is more regulated than in golf.

Players aren't quite as intimidated by my name.

Throughout my career, my mind rarely wandered, and I was never sidetracked by distractions, no matter what I was going through off the court.

I did it my way, and I have no regrets when I look back on my career that it was just a big focus for me.

I don`t know why, but I love the dog eat dog nature of tennis. It`s real, it`s brutal and there`s no hiding place - it's like a one to one street fight. I love the intensity that comes with knowing you walk off court either a winner or a loser. It`s daunting but very exciting. There is no one to blame except yourself, no one cares who comes second.

When you retire you want to get as far away as possible from the game for a couple of years.