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" 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. "

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

" Look at Becker and Djokovic. If you look at Novak's record since Boris has been there, it's been phenomenal. "

" I don't really know why I started playing as a kid, but I grew up in Queens, New York, not too far from Forest Hills, where they played the U.S. Open in those days. I even got to be a ball boy there. Also, there was a tennis court just a block away from our house, and I'd hang out down there. "

" If people do things without thinking them through, that rubs me up the wrong way. "

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

" I would put tiebreakers in the fifth set, no question about it. "

" They should be required to be in less events; there should be less events for the women. It seems it takes an actual meltdown on the court or women quitting the game altogether before they realize there's a need to change the schedule. "

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

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

" Sometimes my negativity worked to my advantage, and early in my career, it got me going. But you need to understand that you're not just fighting opponents, you're also fighting yourself. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Sitting there clapping and smiling... it's difficult. You're like, 'Don't worry about it, you just double faulted, you just played a really dumb point. Keep positive.' Then more clapping. That would annoy me as a player. "

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

" The mistake, if I made one, in the late 1980s, was thinking I needed to change my game. "

" 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. "

" There's a certain beauty and majesty to Wimbledon. The elegance, the way the grass looks on TV. "

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

" If you're out there and things are going badly, are you going to cry or break down? "

" There was a line call that didn't look so great. I went ballistic. Called the umpire a jerk. Whacked a ball into the stands. Then smacked a soda can with my racket, and got soda all over the King of Sweden, who was sitting in the front row. "

" No other athlete in any sport has ever had to go through what I have to. "

" Tennis was a white, upper-class sport, and I wanted it to be treated like other sports were. "

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

" Women have it better in tennis than any other sport, but you shouldn't push them to play more than they're capable of playing. "