Choking is being in a position to win, and then experiencing some critical failure of nerve or spirit. That never happened to me. And I can't help but think it was because I was never afraid to lose.

I'm not worried about the weekend, I'm worried about Saturday.

The way I look at the top five, (Rod) Laver, (Roger) Federer, myself, Borg and (Ivan) Lendl. I think those five guys dominated their generations better than anyone. Maybe Roger will dominate better than any one of the other four. Maybe I put Andre (Agassi) as kind of six through 10 with, you know, (John) McEnroe and (Jimmy) Connors, kind of those guys. That's kind of how I see it.

The future is flying home. That's the immediate future. But long-distance future, I plan on being back. I'm not going to end my time here with that loss.

Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a true tennis fan.

I'm not going to give in to the critics. I'm going to stop on my own terms, not on when someone else thinks I should.

It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.