Being number two sucks.

What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.

If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.

All the good stuff is on the other side of tired.

Tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love - the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature.

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work

I feel old when I see mousse in my opponent's hair.

Success doesn't always come in the form of a trophy. Keep striving for success.

If I've learned nothing else, it's that time and practice equal achievement.

The great part about tennis is you can't run out the clock.... As long as we were still playing, I had a chance.

What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.

I have lots of favourites. That's the trouble with books. You can never choose your favorite. It changes depending on your mood.

I have an unfounded belief that there is a conspiracy out there creating unsupportable theories.

One straying angel won’t make God tremble.

What clever man has ever needed to commit a crime? Crime is the last resort of political half-wits.

For me I'm actually doing what I normally do when I do my solo thing and the other thing is actually more new to me.

My warning is: Be careful Angela Merkel. If you don't see the suffering that has been imposed on the rest of the European people, then Germany will make itself hated.

Because of our routines we forget that life is an ongoing adventure.

The worst thing you write is better than the best thing you didn't write.

How are we to account for the strange human craving for the pleasure of feeling afraid which is so much involved in our love of ghost stories?

Every child you encounter is a divine appointment.