All I cared about in tennis was winning.
Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I need structure.
In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf. I played three rounds in that Tahoe event, and I was drained. Mentally, not physically.
I feel much more respected in Europe than I do in the States from the press and from the people. Americans expect me to win every match I play.
I loved Wimbledon and what it meant, but the surface felt uncomfortable. I just didn't like it, I was a hard-court guy, a Californian kid.
My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. If I can match them for 10 years, I'd be in their company. They were class acts. That's what I'd like to be.
I didn't have a big fat Greek wedding, but I have a lot of fat Greek friends.
There is no doubt about how hard it is to stay on top in any sport, but to do it in an individual sport for the majority of your career, it is not easy.
In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf.
As long as I feel like I can win majors and contend, I'll continue to play.
When you retire you want to get as far away as possible from the game for a couple of years.
A couple hundred people around, and I'm shaking.
I'm enjoying my retirement, enjoying my life. I have two kids and a lot of my time is spent chasing these two animals.
Players aren't quite as intimidated by my name.
With this ranking system, the more you play, the better off you are.
I admire the way golfers handle themselves. But tennis players are a lot younger, as a rule. There aren't many teenagers on the golf tour.
It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed.
Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.
I'm staying in shape, working out.
I don't look at myself as a historical icon, but the reality of it is, yeah, I am playing for history now.
I can't just wake up and watch TV and do nothing. I need a day off working out, seeing the wife, play a little golf, see my kids.
When I committed to playing a little tennis in some exhibitions, it was the best thing for me. It got me in shape. It got me out of the house. It got me doing something I love to do.
I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am.
I've got a great wife, a great life.
My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
