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I'm staying in shape, working out.
I've got a great wife, a great life.
You kind of live and die by the serve.
All I cared about in tennis was winning.
Anything can happen out there on any court.
I'm maybe not quite as sharp as I used to be.
Players aren't quite as intimidated by my name.
A couple hundred people around, and I'm shaking.
Once the fifth set comes, it's a matter of nerves.
Media access to us is more regulated than in golf.
It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.
I think the image of golfers is terrific, and rightly so.
Tennis obviously isn't as popular as baseball in the States.
I'm not worried about the weekend, I'm worried about Saturday.
I am here for the goal, and the goal is to try to do it again.
With this ranking system, the more you play, the better off you are.
I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am.
In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf.
I still feel like my game is very dangerous. I always will have my serve.
I want to end my career on my terms, not on what people think I should do.
As long as I feel like I can win majors and contend, I'll continue to play.
I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.
What I've done in the game is always going to stick, no matter what happens.
My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
I don't think it really matters, who plays first. Whatever they do, they do.
It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball.
I didn't have a big fat Greek wedding, but I have a lot of fat Greek friends.
Anybody who has played sports and says they have never choked is lying to you.
I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly.
Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.
The only person that I have met, that I have ever been in awe of, is Eddie Vedder.
Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.
When you retire you want to get as far away as possible from the game for a couple of years.
Success is walking out of here with the title, and anything less is not good enough in my book.
There's always one shot that I can rely on when I'm not hitting the ball that well, is my serve.
I've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me.
The way I hold the club, I've got my hand way over, like I'm driving a motorcycle. My Kawasaki grip.
I am going to hold serve the majority of the time. It is nice to have a little time to return serve.
I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.
I did it my way, and I have no regrets when I look back on my career that it was just a big focus for me.
I don't look at myself as a historical icon, but the reality of it is, yeah, I am playing for history now.
My serve was there, everything was just clicking. Those are the days you dream about, especially in a final.
Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare.
I've been into golf, trying to get into the gym to stay somewhat fit. I've got two boys now, they're active kids.
Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I need structure.
I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won titles.
I'm not going to give in to the critics. I'm going to stop on my own terms, not on when someone else thinks I should.
I'm enjoying my retirement, enjoying my life. I have two kids and a lot of my time is spent chasing these two animals.
That's not what I'm looking forward to, just being home and just kind of not really sure kind of what to do with myself.
Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a true tennis fan.