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

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.

My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.

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

The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less.

I feel much more respected in Europe than I do in the States from the press and from the people. Americans expect me to win every match I play.

Media access to us is more regulated than in golf.