I Like Entrepreneurial People; I Like People

A Champion Is Afraid Of Losing. Everyone Else Is Afraid Of Winning.

I Feel That Tennis Is An Art Form That Is Capable Of Moving The Players And The Audience - At Least A Knowledgeable Audience-in Almost Sensual Ways. When I'm Performing At My Absolute Best, I Think That Some Of The Euphoria I Feel Must Be Transmitted To The Audience.

It's Really Impossible For Athletes To Grow Up. On The One Hand, You're Still A Child, Still Playing A Game. But On The Other Hand, You're A Superhuman Hero That Everyone Dreams Of Being. No Wonder We Have Such A Hard Time Understanding Who We Are.

I've Never Cared That Much For Cementing My Place In History. Sports Is So Transitory, So Ephemeral. It Just Seems Like So Much Nonsense Comparing Me To Helen Wills Moody Or Suzanne Lenglen Or Anybody Else From Some Other Time. One Lesson You Learn From Sports Is That Life Goes On Without You.

Marriage Isn't A 50-50 Proposition Very Often. It's More Like 100-0 One Moment And 0-100 The Next.