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The only thing 'championship' about Wimbledon is its prestige.

This taught me a lesson, but I'm not quite sure what it is.

Be happy. If you're successful but unhappy, that's emptiness.

To be involved in a senior tournament back in the States is very satisfying.

Bush is an idiot and he's President, so anything's possible

There's too much money and too many nice guys around.

I have never seen someone point after point that just gives it everything.

I want to be remembered as a great player, but I guess it will be as a player who got angry on a tennis court.

I am not a monster. I'm not all bad. Maybe 10 percent. I think I'm 90 percent good.

No one cares about the Davis Cup. How many people know I won five Davis Cups and seven majors, but that I rarely played the Australian Open?

I'll let the racket do the talking.

It's been predictable, in the sense of 'expect the unexpected'.

I think it's the mark of a great player to be confident in tough situations.

Tennis is a funny game; unbelievable highs and the lows are just as low.

As they say in sports, the older you get, the better you used to be.

My greatest strength is that I have no weaknesses.

We should reach out to people to try to go after the fans the way other sports do. Because we can't just depend on the fact that it is a great game.

This [defeat] has taught me a lesson, but I'm not sure what it is.

It would be a nice place if you took all the people out of the city.

I believe there's only one autobiography you can do.

When I was 25, if you'd have said I was going to be a commentator, that would seem like, 'Oh, my God. That's a huge step down.'

I had a similar year back in 1984 when I felt like I couldn't lose.

I know being a linesman is a thankless job, especially with guys like me around.

We all choke. Winners know how to handle choking better than losers.

That's one of the best sets I've seen him play, although I should preface that by saying I haven't seen him play before.

You cannot be serious. You CANNOT BE SERIOUS!

He [Roger Federer] is the greatest natural talent in tennis I've ever seen. I love to watch the guy play, he's an awesome talent

Believe it or not, I was a pretty shy youngster growing up.

You cannot be serious!

I didn't serve and volley until I got to Wimbledon in '77.

Do you have any problems, other than that you're unemployed, a moron, and a dork?

Let's hope his nerves will run through his veins.

The good part of having six kids is, there's always one who wants to hug you and say, 'Daddy, I love you.'

If you want to be a tennis player, then mould yourself on Roger Federer. I won three Wimbledon titles and I wish I could play like him.