It Doesn't Have To Glitter To Be

If You're Paid Before You Walk On The Court, What's The Point In Playing As If Your Life Depended On It?

Having Grown Up In A Segregated Environment In The South I Know What It's Like To Be Stepped On, I Know What It's Like Also To See Some Black Hero Do Well In The Face Of Adversity.

The World Over - 50 Million Children Start Playing Tennis, 5 Million Learn To Play Tennis, 500,000 Learn Professional Tennis, 50,000 Come To The Circuit, 5000 Reach The Grand Slam, 50 Reach Wimbledon, 4 To Semi Final, 2 To The Finals, When I Was Holding A Cup I Never Asked God 'why Me?'. And Today In Pain I Should Not Be Asking God 'why Me?'

Later, I Discovered There Was A Lot Of Work To Being Good In Tennis.

It's An Abnormal World I Live In. I Don't Belong Anywhere. It's Like I'm Floating Down The Middle. I'm Never Quite Sure Where I Am.