I've Had A Lot Of

I Wanted Always To Appear Strong And In Control . . . .then The Cookie Began To Crumble.

Don’t Let A First-set Victory Lead Into A Second-set Slump

I Think Team Sports Probably Teach You More About Giving - About Being Unselfish And Being Flexible.

When I Was In Grade School And We Had To Write Papers About What We Wanted To Be When We Grew Up, I Wanted To Be A Social Worker Or A Missionary Or A Teacher... Then I Got Involved With Tennis, And Everything Was Just Me, Me, Me. I Was Totally Selfish And Thought About Myself And Nobody Else, Because If You Let Up For One Minute, Someone Was Going To Come Along And Beat You. I Really Wouldn't Let Anyone Or Any Slice Of Happiness Enter... I Didn't Like The Characteristics That It Took To Become A Champion.

Of All My Achievements In Tennis, I'm Probably As Proud Of My Record On Clay Courts As Any Of My Wimbledon, U.s. Open Or French Singles Titles.