But, then, Sampras won Wimbledon six times and that automatically puts him among the greatest

Guys like John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg and Stefan Edberg were also very good grass court players.

I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes

I may have exaggerated a bit when I said that 80 per cent of the top 100 women are fat pigs. What I meant to say was 75 per cent of the top 100 women are fat pigs

There are a lot of good memories, and because I was injured, during the rehab, I met my wife. The tennis was very good but the injuries were good for something too

For the first couple of years I played really bad tennis. It was so bad that they booed me off the court

But in 2000, the injuries really started to kick in and my elbow gave a lot of problems. At the end of the year I had to take 20 months off before I could come back into the game

Hewitt is such a fighter on the court; he never gives up. They all have qualities to beat him.

But, then again, I had to stop because there was too much pain or too much trouble. After I retired I still had one more elbow surgery just to be able to do normal things

Federer can be the best ever; he has the potential. The only question is whether he has the desire

Now that I have retired, and even though I wanted to play more, I can always look back and say that at least I won Wimbledon; also, winning the tournament in Rotterdam in 1995

If it weren't for people that stand out, this whole world would be really, really boring.

The only motive that can keep politics pure is the motive of doing good for one's country and its people.

Democracy is always, by nature and constitution, the triumph of mediocrity.

I wasn't dyslexic, I was just very slow. I passed my time daydreaming.

I just want to be in the studio. When you've got all the gear you want in your own house, it's difficult to go out and do something else, you know?

I don't like running when I'm holding things in my hand, whether it's a dog leash or a baby jogger. My mechanics get all messed up.

The white race is doomed not because it's white but because of its misdeeds.

A clerk and a ladder and warm golden light, and then: the right book exactly, at exactly the right time.

A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not get out.

I have a lot of wonderful people in my life - probably five, collectively - who I can tell everything to.