When I was a child, I had posters of James Dean in my room. I was a big admirer of his work and was fascinated by him living on the edge. Looking back, my life was kind of the same.

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I believe that everything in life happens for a reason.

I believe that everything in life happens for a reason.

I don't really care what the man on the street thinks. I never did anything...

I don't really care what the man on the street thinks. I never did anything...

I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just...

I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just...

So this is it. Match point for eternity.

So this is it. Match point for eternity.

I go to London, my favourite city in the world, and I feel at home.

I go to London, my favourite city in the world, and I feel at home.

Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why...

Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why...

I don't know how many millions of photographs have been taken of me.

I don't know how many millions of photographs have been taken of me.

The eyes of some of the fans at Davis Cup matches scare me. There's no...

The eyes of some of the fans at Davis Cup matches scare me. There's no...

If I go into a club now, all the blonde girls leave my corner and...

If I go into a club now, all the blonde girls leave my corner and...

When you are thrown onto the stage at 17 in such an enormous way, it...

When you are thrown onto the stage at 17 in such an enormous way, it...

I believed in raising my children as I had been raised.

I believed in raising my children as I had been raised.

An autobiography is not about pictures; it's about the stories; it's about honesty and as...

An autobiography is not about pictures; it's about the stories; it's about honesty and as...

It was a confusing time in my life, a really bad day at the office.

It was a confusing time in my life, a really bad day at the office.

That's the hard part about sport: as men we haven't started to be in our...

That's the hard part about sport: as men we haven't started to be in our...

Girls had never been important. I'd had a girlfriend or two and had liked them...

Girls had never been important. I'd had a girlfriend or two and had liked them...

For a year, I had all sorts of weirdos coming on to me.

For a year, I had all sorts of weirdos coming on to me.

I lost in the second round of the French Open and had 10 days off....

I lost in the second round of the French Open and had 10 days off....

A few years after my first son was born, he wanted to know how we...

A few years after my first son was born, he wanted to know how we...

I was in the tennis bubble. I wasn't thinking about the big picture. I didn't...

I was in the tennis bubble. I wasn't thinking about the big picture. I didn't...

The suit-and-tie job is very nice but it's not really who I am in my...

The suit-and-tie job is very nice but it's not really who I am in my...