What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when read more

What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.

Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to
be what they choose for themselves, read more

Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to
be what they choose for themselves, without any insistence that they
satisfy you.

Mediocrity is self-inflicted. Genius is self-bestowed.

Mediocrity is self-inflicted. Genius is self-bestowed.

There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.

There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something
that isn't there.

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something
that isn't there.

Good, better, best; never let it rest till your good is better and your better is best.

Good, better, best; never let it rest till your good is better and your better is best.

Delegating work works, provided the one delegating works, too.

Delegating work works, provided the one delegating works, too.

Efficiency is intelligent laziness.

Efficiency is intelligent laziness.

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because read more

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life.