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But, then, Sampras won Wimbledon six times and that automatically puts him among the greatest.
I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.
There's always another record, then there's always another person to catch up with or to pass.
I never dreamed to win a Grand Slam. It was never a dream because, for me, it was way too far.
I never envisaged how much I'd enjoy just being at home, with the kids, playing loads of golf.
Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.
Id like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.
New York has their own character. I love the fans here. They are very honest, and I love that.
I don't make friends with the girls I'm playing against. It would be too painful to beat them.
Being in the stands is very difficult. I was never playing but I am nervous watching, waiting.
From 143rd Street in Harlem to the center court at Wimbledon is about as far as one can travel.
It took me time to adjust and to realise it was not going to happen like it did in the juniors.
Whether it's in the right way or sometimes the wrong way, you learn about life and its lessons.
When I was starting out, it was almost impossible for me to get visas to travel to tournaments.
I'm going to wake up tomorrow and start with not caring how I feel. That's going to feel great.
Umpiring, the only job in the world where you can screw up on a daily basis and still have one!
...I spent many, many hours in...libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
I honestly think I am a better player than I was four years ago, when I was No. 1 in the world.
I have a really wide range of interests and I've still got time to work out my exact direction.
What is light without dark? Right without left? What is goodness without the option to be evil?
When we used the small-faced racquets and wood racquets, we had to use every part of the court.
I think it's not very enjoyable for me to move on grass and play because I'm thinking too much!
I love the game. I love waking up every morning with the goal to win a Slam for the first time.
When I fly overseas, I usually fly business class. If not, my knees are going to be at my chin.
There's a certain beauty and majesty to Wimbledon. The elegance, the way the grass looks on TV.
I don't know how many years I can still play. I have to listen to my body and see how it feels.
When you're going through tough moments, you never know when you're going to have good moments.
After I lost the first set, I was like, 'OK, I need to get help because I can't play this way.'
To me, Hewitt and Nadal would be the best spirited fighters I've ever seen on the tennis court.
That's why the tactics are so hard against Kyrgios because no one knows what he is going to do.
Nearly all of these Chinese girls that have had success have had coaching from foreign coaches.
I did realize more than ever, after the stabbing, that tennis is a business - a tough business.
As a top player, you have to keep your emotions in check. You think you can control everything.
I did realise more than ever, after the stabbing, that tennis is a business - a tough business.
I'm trying not to pay too much attention to the rankings because calculations can distract you.
Being a celebrity is like being raped, and there's absolutely nothing a player can do about it.
Success is walking out of here with the title, and anything less is not good enough in my book.
In the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times.
We're in different categories. She [Venus Williams] does sports, I do more of the fashion side.
People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I'm not complaining. They pay my bills.
I never expected to win a Grand Slam because, for me, I was not good enough to beat those guys.
Whoever is across the net, I want to win. Whoever that person is, that's the day I want to win.
I'd like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.
That's what I love about kids. They don't care about anything else but who you are as a person.
To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable.
I always traveled. I left Cameroon when I was 11 years old. I lived in the USA, in Switzerland.
I had classic technique - one of the best techniques when I was like 10, 12, but then I changed.
When I play, I feel like in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis player?
If one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.