Occupation: Tennis Player Birth: August 12, 1971
When you struggle winning matches all year and you don't really get into a groove or rhythm, you just can't expect to just come in here and have it c….
I've got a great wife, a great life..
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..
I can't just wake up and watch TV and do nothing. I need a day off working out, seeing the wife, play a little golf, see my kids..
Media access to us is more regulated than in golf..
I feel much more respected in Europe than I do in the States from the press and from the people. Americans expect me to win every match I play..
When I tied the record five years in a row, even over in Europe, it wasn't really talked about. It is disap-pointing because it is one of the toughes….
It's not my place to tell you whom to vote for, to take any political stand, to tell you what religion to believe in. I'm an athlete. I can influence….
When I committed to playing a little tennis in some exhibitions, it was the best thing for me. It got me in shape. It got me out of the house. It got….
Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a true tennis fan..
If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But the way it is now, it is too much tennis for me..
Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I need structure..
In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf. I played three rounds in that Tahoe event, and I was drained. Mentally, not ….
I made it look so easy on court all those years. No one realized how hard I had to work. No one realized how much I had to put into it. They underest….
I'm staying in shape, working out..
For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1..
Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years..
I don't look at myself as a historical icon, but the reality of it is, yeah, I am playing for history now..
My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. If I can match them for 10 years, I'd be in their company. They were cla….
By putting pressure on myself to develop a great game, I had less pressure to win. These days, I tell kids that the way I grew up, it wasn't about wi….
I don't look so much for tips. But when they interview a Nicklaus or a Palmer, I'm all ears. I listen to guys who have done it, been successful for y….