I was guaranteed a hundred thousand dollars a year for five years, which was big money in the early 60's. You think, acquiring that should cool you out, but for me it wasn't true.

I have a full life off the road. I was never in it just for the money or the career. That's why I'm comfortable with myself. I know who I am out of the spotlight.

If you're performing for the right reasons, it's glorious.

Sometimes I think I know everything, but I also underestimate what God really is.

When you have too many beers, you become like a control freak on everything.

A lot of people have many misconceptions about religion. I know what I'm talking about for myself. My mind is very ordered, so to speak. I need to put things in order.

The past is a place of learning, not a place of living.

The literary man re-reads, other men simply read.

The world is beset by many problems, but in my opinion, this hijacking of our brain's reward centers by electronic media is potentially one of the most destructive.

There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear.

In a still photograph you basically have two variables, where you stand and when you press the shutter. That's all you have.

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.

I don't really have a comprehension of being a public figure.

Influence is getting others to do what you want them to do because they want to do it - a take on Eisenhower's famous leadership statement

So what if they were in Tartarus? So what if they stood a slim chance of surviving? He was so glad that they were together, he had the ridiculous urge to smile.

I think I will always stay involved in tennis and would like to give back by helping out young players. I have done a little commentary and may one day enjoy doing that again.