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" What I think is frustrating for Americans is that it feels like more was going to change with Obama. "
John McEnroe
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" I went on safari in South Africa just after apartheid had ended. "
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" It's one thing if you live in London and you're rooting for Chelsea or you're in New York and you love the Giants or Jets and no matter who's on the team you're into it. It's different in tennis; you're sort of your own guy, so you have to reach out and grab a person in a different way. "
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" 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. "
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" The only thing 'championship' about Wimbledon is its prestige. "
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" If you yell at your box, I'm not really sure it's something where it should be a penalty. It seems like you hurt yourself. "
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" Maybe I should have played two more Australians and two less Davis Cups? I could have had more majors and still have three Davis Cups when most people don't have one. "
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Most
People
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" Roland Garros is the only one of the four majors that is 15 days, and that is too long. "
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Only
Four
" I had a harsh lesson in 1996, when I lost four times to Andres Gomez on clay. "
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" When I felt I was rejected by my first wife, and she said, 'Some day you will thank me for this,' you know what? I do. And so, sometimes it is darkest before the dawn. You can think it is bleak and you can't see. You never know. "
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Than
" Do you have any problems, other than that you're unemployed, a moron, and a dork? "
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Than
You
" 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. "
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Me
Thought
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See
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