Occupation: Tennis Player Birth: November 22, 1943
It's about learning your craft. That's a wonderful thing--especially with today's consumerism and instant gratification. You can'tbuy that. It's abou….
Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great..
You've got to win in sports - that's talent - but you've also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with ex….
If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that..
I love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love all parts of the sport. I love the business side..
That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question..
The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are 'accept responsibility.'.
Some people do have softer boundaries..
I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you. Hope i….
It's very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world..
Don't worry about what people say..
I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life..
I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me..
Sports are a microcosm of society..
We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain...and yet the US of A still hasn't had a women pre….
Winning is very tangible, it's very exciting, it's very pleasing, but it's momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build ….
Being Number One isn't everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it's way ahead of whatever's in second place..
Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about lif….
I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time..
I try to perfect my strong points and make my weaknesses adequate..
No matter how tough, no matter what kind of outside pressure, no matter how many bad breaks along the way, I must keep my sights on the final goal, t….