History is a kind of introduction to more interesting people than we can possibly meet in our restricted lives; let us not neglect the opportunity.

I'm sure that's when you really know you are happy - when you wake up wanting to embrace your future, rather than trying to squirm away from your past.

We believe that a man does not have to be devoted to the winning side for his loyalty to be celebrated with reverence.

Sometimes, from beyond the skycrapers, the cry of a tugboat finds you in your insomnia, and you remember that this desert of iron and cement is an island.

They left me. My parents actually left me! IN FRANCE!

Gypsy was the name my brother gave a pet turtle he had. I always thought it was so peculiar.

Gentleman, God created you with the heart of a warrior. Until there’s something you’re willing to die for, you can’t truly live.

I think I definitely got scared by the second or third time a doctor told me I was dying.

Man, sometimes God really sucks.

You cannot stop what the public want. The public want two strong women in the final round and then a woman prime minister and I'm absolutely with that.

I'm trying to enjoy my lie as much as I can and I know that tennis hopefully is going to be my life the next 10, 15 years.