Pastoral Resources

First of all, let me say, 1:15 in the morning, for 20,000 people to still be here, I wasn't the winner, tennis was. That's awesome. I don't know if I've ever felt so good here before.

Tennis was always sort of a - a learning. It was a vehicle for me to discover a lot about myself. And the things that I sort of discovered at times I not only didn't want to see it for myself but I certainly didn't want millions of people to see it.

My father actually moved out from Chicago just so he could play tennis 365 days a year, so it was - it was a place we played every day. We played before school. We played after school. We woke up. We played tennis. We brushed our teeth in that order.

You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward.

But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was hitting with all the pros that would come to town. They would get me on the court or take notice and that stayed with me.

I'm going to have to pick my shots and play great tennis.

I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.

Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.

I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried.

I started tennis around age 2.

I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships.

To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.

You don't need to know who's playing on the White House tennis court to be a good president.

I was in the tennis bubble. I wasn't thinking about the big picture. I didn't notice what they said on television, I wasn't reading any papers. I had a coach and a manager, and they kept me in the bubble.

It's silly to say it about a tennis player, but I'm an unbelievable hero in Germany. And Germany needs heroes more than any place.

Girls had never been important. I'd had a girlfriend or two and had liked them a lot but it wasn't love, because my first love was tennis.

Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.

I don't think tennis is a glamour game, not at all.

When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again.

Acting with Denzel is like playing tennis with someone that's better than you. You either play better tennis or get blown off the court.