'What it is controlled cool, in a way. Always have the situation under control, even when losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.'

'When I took the match point, all the years, all the effort, all the support I had received over the years came together. It's a long way from Brook Field to W…

'I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now. Don't be angry with me if I am not there in person, alive and well…

'Some folks call tennis a rich people's sport or a white person's game. I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do. Later, I…

I want to seize fate by the throat.

Keep a stiff upper chin.

[I'm] an extremely private dude and all this is happening so damn quick. I really haven't had any time to rationalize it. But it's nothing that I'm going to le…