I've Been Kicked In The

I Never Lost A Tennis Match, I Just Ran Out Of Time

It Was Okay For Wayne Gretzky's Dad, For Instance, To Give Him A Hockey Stick, Or Joe Montana's Dad To Give Him A Football, Or Larry Bird's Dad To Give Him A Basketball, But It Wasn't Okay For Gloria Connors To Give Her Son A Tennis Racquet.

I Am Not Looking To Be Understood Or Liked. Like Me Or Not, I Don't Care. I Am An Outsider, That Is The Way I Was Brought Up.

I Like Any Title With The Letters U.s. In Front Of It. To Me, The U.s. Open Is The Most Important Tournament In The World.

I Had True Rivalries. Not Only Did I Want To Beat My Opponent, But I Didn't Want To Let Him Up, Either. I Had A Rivalry With Mac, Lendl, Borg. Everybody Knew There Was Tension Between Us, On Court And Off. That's What's Really Ingrained In My Mind: 'this Is Real. This Isn't A Soft Rivalry.' There Were No Hugs And Kisses.