Occupation: Tennis Player Birth: March 29, 1976
I know there is much mystery, much question to what happened, and I must also say, many lies..
Forget about tennis, I was scared to open my mouth. I didnt even feel worthy of saying something and not sounding stupid..
It doesn't matter whether I qualify or wildcards..
What I want out of tennis is not necessarily just winning..
You know, I'm confident before I go out and play a match that I know, you know, I've put in the work and like I feel confident that I am going to go ….
Now a lot has changed and I can separate a lot of things..
Tennis is what I do and is part of who I am..
You have to block everything out and be extremely focused and be relaxed and mellow too..
I was an emotional basket case..
I just want to get to the level where I can say that that's my level, just try to play well, get up there..
But, you know, I just want to play well and have fun playing well..
I feel life I've started a new chapter in my life, and I need to live the past behind..
Let me say that the path I did take for a brief period of my life was not of reckless drug use, hurting others, but it was a path of quiet rebellion,….
Dreams do come true if you keep believing in yourself. Anything is possible..
To win Grand Slams you have to be in the right frame of mind, the right physical shape..
I mean, obviously, a lot of people know me around the world. Kids know me..
I'm happy with what I've done but it's a challenge to try to win more..
Coming back after the layoff, I wasn't really sure what to expect..
I had an instinct before and maybe now I don't have that instinct as much as knowing what to do, what shots to hit, where to place the ball, things l….
It wasn't my tennis that made me lose, it was a lot of different things going on, high drama, high emotion..
I mean, I feel like just a new person completely..