I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself.

I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself.

Wrestling is ballet with violence.

Wrestling is ballet with violence.

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in read more

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

I went through baseball as "a player to be named later.".

I went through baseball as "a player to be named later.".

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.

Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t read more

Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious.

Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious.

My sister's expecting a baby and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.

My sister's expecting a baby and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.

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

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