Now that I've won a slam, I know something very few people on earth are permitted to know. A win doesn't feel as good as a loss feels bad, and the good feeling doesn't last long as the bad. Not even close.
There are many ways of getting strong, sometimes talking is the best way.
What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.
What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.
To be inspired - that's the secret.
Hate brings me to my knees, love gets me on my feet.
Even if it’s not your ideal life, you can always choose it. No matter what your life is, choosing it changes everything.
There’s a lot of good waiting for you on the other side of tired. Get yourself tired..
Tennis is the loneliest sport
Big dreams, are so damn tiring.
No matter what your life is, choosing it changes everything.
I've been cheered by thousands, booed by thousands, but nothing feels as bad as the booing inside your own head during those ten minutes before you fall asleep.
How lovely it is to dream while you are awake.
If you don’t practice you don’t deserve to win.
Freed from the thoughts of winning, I instantly play better. I stop thinking, start feeling. My shots become a half-second quicker, my decisions become the product of instinct rather than logic.
I tell the players: You'll hear a lot of applause in your life, fellas, but none will mean more to you than that applause-from your peers. I hope each of you hears that at the end.
The most animated talks we have are about…things
He thinks it's his day, and when you think it's your day, it usually is.
Freed from thoughts of winning, I instantly play better. I stop thinking, stop feeling. My shots become a half-second quicker, my decisions become the product of instinct rather than logic.
This is why we’re here. To fight through the pain and, when possible, to relieve the pain of others. So simple. So hard to see.
Being Number Two Sucks.
Sex doesn't interfere with your tennis; it's staying out all night trying to find it that affects your tennis.
Few of us are granted the grace to know ourselves, and until we do, maybe the best we can do is be consistent.
I slide to my knees and say, "Please let this be over." Then, I'm not ready for it to be over.
I address the trophy and the warped reflection: All the pain and suffering you've caused me.
We talk about things. We talk about nothing.
Control what you can control.
Maybe I don't know yet how to be happy and play well at the same time.
Older people make this mistake all the time with younger people, treating them as a finished product when in fact they are in process.
Hitting a ball dead perfect - the only peace.
