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I Had True Rivalries. Not Only Did I Want To Beat My Opponent, But I Didn't Want To Let Him Up, Either. I Had A Rivalry With Mac, Lendl, Borg. Everybody Knew There Was Tension Between Us, On Court And Off. That's What's Really Ingrained In My Mind: 'this Is Real. This Isn't A Soft Rivalry.' There Were No Hugs And Kisses.

Rather Than Viewing A Brief Relapse Back To Inactivity As A Failure, Treat It As A Challenge And Try To Get Back On Track As Soon As Possible.

That's Something A Lot Of Athletes Miss - A Lot Of Them Walk Away Too Soon. They Don't Get Everything Out Of Their System. They Have A Lot Of What-ifs When They're Sitting Around Later In Life. I Don't Have That. I Got All That Out Of My System. I Pushed It To The Brink, I Loved It, And When I Walked Away, I'd Had Enough.

People Say I'm Around Because I Have A Lot Of Heart, But I Know All The Heart In The World Couldn't Have Helped Me If I Wasn't Physically Fit.

The Trouble With Experience Is That By The Time You Have It You Are Too Old To Take Advantage Of It.