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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly.

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I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won titles.

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All I cared about in tennis was winning.

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People wrote me off, but I believed in myself. I got the confidence back, and it grew and grew. I won my first major and my last at the place that changed my life.

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Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.

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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.

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You kind of live and die by the serve.

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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.

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I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am.

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Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I need structure.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: August 12th, 1971

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