Back In East St. Louis, Tennis Wasn't

People Don't Seem To Understand That It's A Damn War Out There. Maybe My Methods Aren't Socially Acceptable To Some, But It's What I Have To Do To Survive. I Don't Go Out There To Love My Enemy. I Go Out There To Squash Him.

People Say I'm Around Because I Have A Lot Of Heart, But I Know All The Heart In The World Couldn't Have Helped Me If I Wasn't Physically Fit.

I Think My Greatest Victory Was Every Time I Walked Out There, I Gave It Everything I Had. I Left Everything Out There. That's What I'm Most Proud Of. I Can't Go Win Wimbledon Anymore, So If What I've Done In The Past Is Not Good Enough, Let It Go. Because I'm Certainly Not Sitting Around Thinking About It.

I Was Raised By Two Women, And That Laid The Groundwork For The Way I Treat 'em: With The Utmost Respect And Admiration.

Nothing's Perfect Along The Way [in Life], And You Ride The Ups And Downs. It's How You Come Out Of Those And Continue On That I Guess Really Matters.