I’ve been criticized for not having perspective in the past and I thought that of myself many times but not there.

What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.

This is going to continue for a long time. Schools and hospitals … this is something we need to stay with for the long haul.

If I feel that sharp pain on the court, it’s impossible to play. That’s what happened in Paris. I couldn’t do anything. But normally the pain I live with is just during the cool down,...

He was serving well, playing really smart, taking chances on my second serve. If there’s anything to fault him on it’s not closing me out in the second, it’s going away in the third.

He was really hitting the ball clean and big and making me feel like I was a step behind on all of my shots, … … It was quality tennis and the tennis stayed pretty...

That stat alone is pretty crazy. You’re talking about the best that are left in the tournament and he’s winning that many times in a row.

The third and fourth set, I felt I was a bit living on the edge with my serve. He was getting a lot of good swings at it, had me under a lot of pressure....

the match of my life on the day of my life.

There’s a sense of urgency on every point, on every shot. It’s an incredible challenge. I certainly didn’t have enough today.

This is one of the most exciting things to happen in my 20 years in tennis.

America’s next male tennis generation.

Only boxers can understand the loneliness of tennis players – and yet boxers have their corner men and managers. Even a boxer’s opponent provides a kind of companionship, someone he can grapple with and grunt...

It’s not a function of how fast it is because a lot of guys can serve it 135-plus. The trajectory is the main issue because you’re lunging, but then it’s up. You’re sort of diving,...

James, … is a guy who runs on high octane. He’s a fighter jet; he burns the fuel fast and furious, and he plays so big and so fast that if an edge does come...

He went through a stretch where I was lucky if I was in every third point on his serve, but I just said to myself I wanted to make him earn it and I finally...

I just couldn’t get my teeth back in the match. I started second-guessing my shots. I never found the pace I was looking for. I played too big some points and some points I would...

This is what you work so hard for. This means as much to me as being in the finals…. There are few moments that can be this special.

I just lost to a guy that was better, … He’s the best I’ve ever played against. Normally, if I played that way against anybody else, I’d be favoring myself. Anything you try to do,...

She’s really into helping me make coffee, … You realize when you have special moments, they don’t quite absorb it. They’re not interested in your dramas.

It’s not the most ideal preparation but you always want to believe that you’ve still got it,

I still put myself through the same dramas that I used to and always have,

Right now, I’m not in a position to be out there. I’m way less than 100 percent.

Now my hopes are for the U.S. Open. I’m in a much better place right now than I was a few weeks ago.

Our best intentions are often thwarted by external forces – forces that we ourselves set in motion long ago. Decisions, especially bad ones, create their own kind of momentum, and momentum can be a bitch...

I’ve gotten to a point where I don’t even think about them anymore, because I can’t afford to weigh myself down with sort of the rat race of trying to keep up with everything, …...

It’s shocking how little there is to do with tennis when you’re just thinking about nothing except winning every point.

In my 20 years in professional tennis, this is one of the most exciting things to happen for players, fans and television viewers. This new technology will add a whole new dimension to the game.

Jonas is going to get his breaks of serve because he returns so well and I was just fortunate that I was already up two service breaks when I lost my serve in both sets,

It was a good sign to play a guy where I had to lunge a lot and jump around, … It was 2 1/2 hours. I felt pretty good.

It’s a good feeling to be playing in an environment that you played so well in, and then to have a match that you’ve had before.

I can’t think of a better place for me to come out try to find my best tennis again,

I tell you what I do take pleasure in is accomplishing things that I question myself,

I’d like to play him before HE retires.

Even a blind dog can find a bone now and then,

I’ve been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by.

If you don’t practice you don’t deserve to win.

It’s really disappointing to miss this year’s tournament and I was really looking forward to playing again in the Bay Area.

Everybody here is taking the day out of their lives to come watch me, and I thank you for that,

Unfortunately, even with the amount of training and rehabilitation I’ve been going through, my ankle is still not 100 per cent.

It took me a while after Paris to get healed up, a lot longer than I anticipated,

He’s lost three matches all year, … He’s probably won, what, 70 (actually 71)? Yeah, he’s definitely beatable (laughter). I just don’t like those odds.

It’s a great sign. I’ve trained hard. This is why you work so hard, so that physically you can do it. Something like a nerve, you never know when it’s going to be an issue....

He was controlling the ball and controlling the pace. I pretty much got what I deserved.

Over the last 20 years, I’ve come full circle, … To be here at an age where I can take in that sort of love and be at an age where I can embrace it...

I just don’t believe there’s anybody out there that can put up the numbers Roger has put up over the last two and a half years.

I was pretty nervous coming out here today,

Control what you can control.

But I feel good about the way I played tonight. I was moving well and feeling healthy so it was all good.

I was just out of sorts. I think I was still in the locker room there in the first set. I knew it could only get better from there as far as my standard went....