“It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life...”

“There are many ways of getting strong, sometimes talking is the best way.”

“Only boxers can understand the loneliness of tennis players - and yet boxers have their corner men and managers. Even a boxer's opponent provides a kind of companionship, someone he can grapple wit...”

“Older people make this mistake all the time with younger people, treating them as a finished product when in fact they are in process.”

“Frankie's chief virtue in my book is the way he talks about his kids.”

“Control what you can control.”

“Victory settles a lot of arguments in most men's heads.”

“To obtain victory by any means and with any weapon.”

“When you're in a weak position, getting the best deal possible is a victory.”