I’ve always said the best thing to playing and winning is playing and losing, because at least I’m playing tennis, I’m in the game. I could never ask for anything more than that.

Practice was measured in quality not quantity.

There’s a lot of wasted motion in today’s tennis.

I loved that racquet [Wilson T2000] so much that I slept with it.

JC Coach Pancho Segura: Lose like a man und win like a man. If you’re injured, don’t play, if you play, you’re not injured.

Pancho über größere, stärkere Gegner: They’re tall, Jimbo, but they move like turtles with broken legs.

Was Pancho ihn gelehrt habe könne Bücher füllen…But it really comes down to three words: confidence, aggression, and strategy

I had no fear, especially on the big points, the ones that make a difference in the match. You can be in the best shape of your life, hitting the ball great, but if you can’t come through when it counts, you ain’t walking away with the trophy.

Pancho: You never lose respect for a man who is a vicious competitor, and you never hate a man you respect.

Die Basics der Mutter:
Don’t forget to take the ball early.
Don’t forget to keep your eye on the ball.
Don’t forget to reach up on your serve.

At the US Open, just like at Wimbledon, the crowds were against me, but at least they were there.

Always expect the ball to come back.

I think the racquets players use today make a lot of them look and play better than they actually are.

Practice like you play your matches and play your matches like you practice.

Pancho: It’s not your bank balance but what you feel about yourself.

I played injured, dehydrated, hallucinating, and delusional. It’s not what you accomplish; it’s what you overcome to accomplish is that sets you apart […] I don’t have time for the other guys, the half-assed athletes who coast along with their eyes on nothing but the paycheck.

I always went back to what I knew best: exercise and pushing myself so that I could exorcise my demons. Exercise to Exorcise.