When I play, I become entirely absorbed in the game. It may be a form of concentration.

I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that it is.

Concerning the limits and limitations of the women's game - why should we believe there are any?

I can remember when, as a beginner, I was delighted with any ball as long as it would bounce.

The 1927 Wimbledon finals were almost put off because of the rain, which threatened every moment.

Spectators often express disfavor of fair decisions.

No player can become accustomed to New York's climate in August in a few days. The playing conditions, the courts in New York and France are very different.

If you see a tennis player who looks as if he is working hard, that means he isn't very good.

There is no game like the direct attack. Fancy strokes, while effective to watch, do not bring the results a fast driving game does.

Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient.

We are all equal in the sight of the creator

Love is like pi - natural irrational and very important.

I want it to be able to hold up in 30 years' time. So, I'm really thinking about everything.

I like a colorful sock. I'm a sock man.

People who live through transplants or disasters like Sept. 11 are survivors.

The only way you get Americans to notice anything is to tax them or draft them or kill them.

Adoption is a beautiful picture of redemption. It is the Gospel in my living room.

What is Freedom? ye can tell That which slavery is, too well For its very name has grown To an echo of your own.

No, it is a very interesting number, it is the smallest number expressible as a sum of two cubes in two different ways.

The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.