Tennis Is The Loneliest Sport.

First Of All, In Any Sport Where You Can Measure Distance, Height Speed And All Of That, You See How Athletes Have Changed Their Sport And Made It Better. I Believe, With Every Generation, The Sport Has Improved. Certainly, In The Men's Game, That Has Been The Case. I Think That I Played Pete [sampras] At His Best, I Played Roger [federer] At His Best.. I Believe Wholeheartedly That Roger And [rafael] Nadal Have Pushed The Game Much Further Than Myself Or Pete Ever Did. Their Options On The Tennis Court Are Considerably More Than Ours.

You Know My Dad Pushed Me To Believe That I Was Going To Be The Best. I Just Never Thought Of Life Without Tennis, Even Looking Forward.

You'll Hear A Lot Of Applause In Your Life, But None Will Mean More To You Than That Applause From Your Peers. I Hope Each Of You Hears That At The End.

The Best Predictor Of Future Events Is Probably Past Events.

Life Will Throw Everything But The Kitchen Sink In Your Path, And Then It Will Throw The Kitchen Sink. It's Your Job To Avoid The Obstacles. If You Let Them Stop You Or Distract You, You're Not Doing Your Job, And Failing To Do Your Job Will Cause Regrets That Paralyze You More Than A Bad Back.