Anybody who has played sports and says they have never choked is lying to you.

I didn't have a big fat Greek wedding, but I have a lot of fat Greek friends.

Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I need structure.

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.

For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1.

When you come back strong, you are going to have little nagging things that you can usually play through, but every now and again, it is to the point where you can't play.

In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf. I played three rounds in that Tahoe event, and I was drained. Mentally, not physically.