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Every time I went out there I performed the best that I could and it was time to step back and clear my mind.
I grew up watching Dr. J, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this guy is the greatest basketball player I ever saw.'
It is another Justine Henin who will try and go out there and achieve her dream of finally winning Wimbledon.
I've been practicing for a while now and physically trying to get in better shape as well after the injuries.
There wasn't a rich father or rich family that paid for everything that I have right now, so I worked my way.
I like to draw, produce paintings, do something with my fingers - but I am very normal, down-to-earth person.
All top players are the same strokewise, but mentally I can improve and that's where it's at for top players.
She's my wife, not my girlfriend. Maybe for her it is better. For me, she's still the same girl, just my wife
I am the greatest tennis player. The other players are like coins in my pocket that I give to a homeless man.
I had a nice childhood. War and all the experiences affected me as a person and helped me to grow, to change.
People see me on the court only as a superhero, grunting and winning. They think you're a robot, and I'm not.
You have to make sacrifices. You have to work out, to be relaxed in your mind, to focus on what you're doing.
It shifted attention away from that and Ive never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.
I still remember playing my first Challenger tournament in Hong Kong in 1990, and the prize fund was $50,000.
I've always been a very good sleeper. I can sleep any time, anywhere and never lost sleep before a big match.
We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.
Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay tops.
I really love fish, so I'll mix between that and meat, but I have to have protein. I can't survive without it.
Sex doesn't interfere with your tennis; it's staying out all night trying to find it that affects your tennis.
Few of us are granted the grace to know ourselves, and until we do, maybe the best we can do is be consistent.
If you want a player to serve and volley more, you need to teach them to do that more, how to move at the net.
I believe in commitment. I believe in being open and trusting each other and respecting each other completely.
I was labeled at a young age - Miss Unemotional, Miss Cool, and that would carry over to my press conferences.
I've had a lot of fear in my life, from fear of flying to fear of making a speech in front of a lot of people.
We lose a lot of young athletes because tennis is such a difficult sport. It's not like kicking a soccer ball.
I always ask for the exit row when flying. Airlines are pretty accommodating and most of the time I'll get it.
I want to be remembered as a great player, but I guess it will be as a player who got angry on a tennis court.
When I got into the sport I was so fat that my manager said he should send me to boot camp to lose the weight!
I give up on spending time on these courts; I give up on practicing before the tournament I hate. I hate this.
My main goal is to stay healthy because when you're injured you realise how lucky you are to have your health.
I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!
I haven't thought of retirement yet, but when I stop enjoying the game or when injuries force me, I will quit.
If anything, we haven't changed much since we [with Venuse Williams] were kids. We really are the same people.
It shifted attention away from that and I've never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.
You can't buy ATP points to buy your ranking. It's not possible; otherwise Gulbis would be No. 1 in the world.
I have been amongst the best players in the world for 8 years. None at that level played as many ties as I did.
Pride is bad, stress is good. I don't want to feel confident. I want to feel rage. Endless, all consuming rage.
I never read. The paper or anything. I watch a lot of movies, and TV series and stuff. But I never, never read.
People say, "Do you know how much a million dollars is?" I don't have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?
I get treatment every day, just to keep on top of my body and help me recover, and it's really helped me a lot.
I hope that I am helping to create an understanding and an awareness of what happened to the Aboriginal people.
Trust me: it's no fun where we're on the fourth set, or you've got to serve second serve on a break point down.
When you step out on the grounds of Wimbledon, you feel that respect, you feel that heritage, feel the history.
I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
America is the world's policemen, whether you and I like that or not. That's a fact. People globally feel that.
If someone had told me at fourteen that I'd be six-ten, I might have stuck with basketball, in all seriousness.
I've been active in animal rights and all kinds of environmental stuff and children's charities over the years.
Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare.
I spent 10 days on the beach and slept pretty much all day, every day. It was the perfect place to have a rest.
I have two lives, and all the problems I might have, I feel like I drop them once I step on to the match court.