If you're afraid of losing, then you daren't win.

You have to find it. No one else can find it for you.

My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match.

He [Jimmy Connors] has one weakness. He can never say his opponent played well. That's why it feels good to beat him and that's why other players would rather beat him than any other player.

I have a great family, great kids. I have practically everything, you know? Sometimes I have to pinch myself. It's really true: Life starts at 50.

The ball is round, the game is long.

I wanted to win, even in practice.

On Rafael Nadal: Every point he plays is like match point. That's why he's the champion right now.

When I retired from tennis I wanted to do other things with my life.

It's tough when you're No. 1. You don't have any private life, you can't even walk anywhere. I think that was one reason why I lost my motivation to play tennis.

I had a great tennis career. I have no regrets. But to find peace with yourself, and to finally be with your family - I'm probably the happiest guy in the world.

A conscious human is driven by their conscience, not popular opinion.

moonlight the falsest the most languid the most petit-bourgeoisstrikes meI like it

It's good to see the snakes revealing themselves. They weren't actually hidden at all. People hide behind the masks, but eventually you see them for who they truly are.

We must quit thinking we know everything, and quit placing "knowledge" over kindness and compassion.

You can't show me an ad on TV with hard bodies and say I have to buy that car. You have to tell me why that car is better and safer than another car.

We need energy, commitment, and courage not to run from our life nor to cover it over with any philosophy—material or spiritual.

Once I was seated, I couldn't help people-watching. I'll admit it, I'm an addict from way back.

Light can penetrate any amount of darkness but no amount of darkness can penetrate light.

The first thing one must remember about film is that it is a young medium. And it is essential for every responsible artist to cultivate the ground that has been left fallow.

A rational man acting in the real world may be defined as one who decides where he will strike a balance between what he desires and what can be done.