But he was, in his most difficult moments, more awkward than I anticipated. |
But I feel good about the way I played tonight. I was moving well and feeling healthy so it was all good. |
Certainly coming out here for the first match in such a long time, I couldn't have expected that standard, to be that comfortable, ... I just settled in early. Sometimes you can really get too anxious and never find your rhythm and fight yourself a little bit. I trusted my legs and found a nice rhythm with my shots. Six days of practice, I'd advise it for anybody. |
During all the years with Pete [Sampras], everybody would talk about the finals. I think Pete and I were the only two guys not thinking about that. |
Each set my quality picked up, and in the fourth set we were both playing well. |
Even a blind dog can find a bone now and then, |
Every year, I am overwhelmed by the tremendous support the Grand Slam for Children receives from the Las Vegas community, business partners and the entertainment industry, ... It is gratifying to know that 100% of the money we raised tonight will directly benefit children who require our assistance. |
Everybody here is taking the day out of their lives to come watch me, and I thank you for that, |
Fatherhood brings so much perspective to your life. You realize that what we do is just hit a ball over a net and where that sits in the scheme of things, as important as it is to us. |
First Law of Socio-Genetics: Celibacy is not hereditary |
For 20,000 people to still be here, I wasn't the winner - tennis was, |
Getting up two sets helps a lot because a guy can play great for two hours and, in the worst case, the match is going to be even, |
Gil has helped me make decisions that have put me in a position to still be out here letting my game be the most it can be. There's a lot of people who have to sacrifice for me to still be able to do this, and there's a lot of trust that goes into that. |
has probably come on a little quicker than anticipated. |
Having a family was something I always dreamed about and looked forward to, certainly to find somebody that you want to have a family with, |