Getting up two sets helps a lot because a guy can play great for two hours and, in the worst case, the match is going to be even,

I slide to my knees and say, “Please let this be over.” Then, I’m not ready for it to be over.

Yeah, and then he stubs his toe on the way out of the stadium,

During all the years with Pete [Sampras], everybody would talk about the finals. I think Pete and I were the only two guys not thinking about that.

He’s always been a real dangerous player, … You never know when somebody comes of age or game. (For) some people, it happens a lot earlier than others. I haven’t played him in a while....

It’s quite ironic that it turned out that way,

I settled down on my service games and my ground strokes, put enough pressure on him to get that break.

Pete was great, … But there was a place to get to with Pete … There’s no such place like that with Roger.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen as often as you’d like. Two guys need to play well and then the balls need to fall at the right place at the right time to create that sort of...

You’re here to help the team. I might be called on to do that again on Sunday. I sure hope to do better.

I never considered being able to get back to the top again ever, … But that wasn’t important to me. What was important to me was to make a decision for a way of life:...

I not only want to play, I want to win. I am really not in the position to do that, so it’s not fair to myself or the fans of tennis. I’m going to choose...

Ten weeks ago, I didn’t know where things were going to go,

Qué lindo es sonar despierto, he says. How lovely it is to dream while you are awake. Dream while you are awake, Andre. Anybody can dream while they’re asleep, but you need to dream all...

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,...

I think it would be amazing for the fans of tennis to be able to see them. But first things first. I’d like to see the sport come together to figure out a way to...

They were tough, tough conditions out there. It’s too hard for me to move in those conditions. I wasn’t penetrating and I wasn’t reacting very well. It was a difficult day.

Today required a lot of concentration because it only took a mental lapse for one or two shots and the set’s over with, … On a calm day if I’m taking risks against a guy...

My body plays by different rules, … I need to listen to it.

I’ve said before, I don’t know how I’m going to go out, … I know one thing, if I’m out there playing well and giving something back to the sport, it’s going to be hard...

The momentum Robby had going into the fifth, to me, you never know, it might be last set I play here at U.S. Open.

That’s going to be a tough match,

I was going to make him earn it, … He was going to have to play another great set.

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.

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 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...

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.

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...

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