Every time I went out there I performed the best that I could and it was time to step back and clear my mind.

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I would watch Gonzalez play and he mesmerized you. It would be like looking into...

I would watch Gonzalez play and he mesmerized you. It would be like looking into...

People don't seem to understand that it's a damn war out there.

People don't seem to understand that it's a damn war out there.

Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're...

Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're...

I was never part of the crowd.

I was never part of the crowd.

Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and...

Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and...

You have to remember that I played longer than anybody else on the main tour;...

You have to remember that I played longer than anybody else on the main tour;...

I hate to lose more than I love to win.

I hate to lose more than I love to win.

But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know...

But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know...

Use it or lose it.

Use it or lose it.

New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. Spill your guts at...

New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. Spill your guts at...

From where we lived, to practise in St Louis was an hour-and-a-half drive each way,...

From where we lived, to practise in St Louis was an hour-and-a-half drive each way,...

For the last five or six years the most important thing in my life has...

For the last five or six years the most important thing in my life has...

No, like I said, my dad was never really part of the tennis. His involvement...

No, like I said, my dad was never really part of the tennis. His involvement...

Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as...

Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as...

Bjorn was a different breed, I threw my best material at him, but he would...

Bjorn was a different breed, I threw my best material at him, but he would...