To free the mind from the habit of competition, we must see in detail the process by which the mind read more

To free the mind from the habit of competition, we must see in detail the process by which the mind is ensnared by competition.

Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye.

Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye.

I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the read more

I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the other women in sports.

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

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment... 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.

You must sacrifice, train, do everything possible to put yourself in a position to win. But if you consider second read more

You must sacrifice, train, do everything possible to put yourself in a position to win. But if you consider second or third a failure, I feel sorry for you.

I was going to write myself in, but I was afraid I'd get shot.
(on his decision not to read more

I was going to write myself in, but I was afraid I'd get shot.
(on his decision not to vote)

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered read more

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.

I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player.

I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player.

The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody would put a flagstick on top.

The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody would put a flagstick on top.