What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well.

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

I think the players, I put in the book for example that we should go back to wood rackets, probably they laughed at me, I'm a dinosaur, but I think that you see these great players, have even more variety and you see more strategy, there'd be more subtlety.

I haven't seen a professional player come out of New York in over 20 years since my brother Patrick came out. Blake spent a few years in Harlem, but he moved to Connecticut when he was a kid.

Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.

It means a lot to be back in New York. Particularly since one of the last senior event scheduled in the States was supposed to be here in New York. We were supposed to play in Central Park right after 9-11 and when 9-11 happened obviously things changed.

Well I think that's probably one of a few, where I grew up in the City of New York, it's got a lot of energy, my parents are Irish-American so there was a bit of yelling going on in my house but it seemed normal.

I'll let the racket do the talking.

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

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

If Roger stopped right now and never won another match, to me he'd already be one of the greatest players to ever play the game. To me, he's the greatest all around talent that I've ever seen.

I'd like to think I could have and should have won more, but that's not the point. And I was at the point where I was playing great tennis in the mid 80s - the type of tennis people hadn't seen before - and I was very proud of that.

If, in a few months, I'm only number 8 or number 10 in the world, I'll have to look at what off-the-court work I can do. I will need to do something if I want to be number 1.

Things slow down, the ball seems a lot bigger and you feel like you have more time. Everything computes - you have options, but you always take the right one.

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

There's something deeply satisfying when it succeeds, but I'm not going to do another book just to put my name on something and make some money if it's not something I deeply care about.

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.

The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. Life is a learning process and you have to try to learn what's best for you. Let me tell you, life is not fun when you're banging your head against a brick wall all the time.

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

What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well.

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

But these guys learn so fast now, they sort of soak up the information, they're fearless. Those are the guys who learn from their mistakes and come back strong the next time.

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

I always got along with Borg, who was my greatest rival. People like to see me and Connors, me and Lendl, go at it. We didn't like each other.

I am finicky about making sure my sneakers are pretty tight. It is almost like a superstition for me.

I am someone who gets pretty worked up.

I can barely remember what I was like 36 years ago when I was 21 years old.

I can tell you from experience that when you get that pent-up and crazed, it can be distracting.

I can't advocate people not liking each other. But... I'd prefer it.

I did a terrible job of composing myself. I was a spoiled brat from Long Island who benefitted from the energy of New York.

I didn't get along with most of the players I played against, but the one guy I did get along with was my greatest rival, so it can be done.

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

I don't think enough players channel the energy of the crowd. If it's done properly, and you don't let anger overwhelm and distract you, it's like a shot of adrenaline in the arm, and it gets the crowd pumped up.

I got a lot of publicity, but it steamrolled. Event organizers weren't used to that kind of behavior, so later, they tightened the rules.

I grew up watching Dr. J, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this guy is the greatest basketball player I ever saw.'

I happened to be one of those guys who doesn't play much golf.

I just remember watching Federer the first year he won Wimbledon. He was struggling with his back problem. I remember it vividly. It looked like there was a chance he was not going to finish. He had that look in his eye. Then, somehow, he found the wherewithal to dig a little deeper, and suddenly he wins the thing, and he's a different player.

I like to be close to water and the ocean, particularly. I love to get out and body surf. I like mountain biking, too.

I remember when I was younger taking more pride in Wimbledon than the French. That and the U.S. Open - they were the ones I wanted to win.

I thought doubles was a good way for me to practice and get some reps in - I didn't like to train in the gym as much as players these days.

I thought if I looked back and evaluated my life, it would help me in the future.

I used to take pride if my kids were playing basketball, and I'd be there, and I wouldn't say anything. People were obviously expecting me to yell and scream at the ref and at them and everything. I wouldn't say anything.

I was always fighting the establishment, trying to run through brick walls.

I was always taught that you needed to be intense and never lose your focus.

I went on safari in South Africa just after apartheid had ended.

I went to play in Brazil when I had just turned 18 and was the world's top junior player. I got to the airport, and no one knew who I was. I couldn't speak any Portuguese, and no one spoke English. Then someone said something that resembled 'tennis,' and I went with that.

I won't admit to having a poster of Borg on my bedroom door. But I certainly found him to be someone who got me way more into tennis.

I would have thought that a woman would have become president before a black man.

I'd like to be the commissioner of tennis, but do I want to get into politics? Sometimes I have delusions of grandeur that that would be an interesting, good thing. I'm talking about actual politics, like being a congressman, but then I see how unbelievably nasty it really is, and maybe I'm not quite knowledgeable enough to actually do it.