A lot of times when you play... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.

Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.

I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.

Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.

My motto is: I'm alive, so that means I can do anything.

In my mind, I'm always the best. If I walk out on the court (and) I think the next person is better, I've already lost.

Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.

Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.

When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.

In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.

If I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California.

It doesn’t cause me to doubt God’s existence, but it does force me to admit there’s a lot about God I don’t understand.

But self-abasement is just inverted egoism. Anyone who acts with genuine humility will be as far from humiliation as from arrogance.

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game

Lots of guys don't like Jacques Plante, but he has been good to me. He's always by himself, you know, and how can you hate a guy when you never see him?

Over the long term, symbiosis is more useful than parasitism. More fun, too. Ask any mitochondria.

An actor is at most a poet and at least an entertainer.

Supermarkets depict abundance; boutiques exclusiveness; roadside stands authenticity.

She was doing it because she had nothing to lose, because her life was one of constant, day to day frustration.

Greatness is the willingness to choose in the midst of intensity.

Your true meaning cannot be grasped or captured by words. You can never be equated with any words, because you are prior to words.