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There are some guys you have problems beating because of their style - I always had difficulties with guys like Michael Chang and Andre Agassi because their returns were so good and they played so well in defence.

I wanted no part of losing. Why play if you can't beat the other guys more often than they beat you?

A lot of amateurs are terrified of going up against a player who is clearly better than they are. They never play their best, because they aren't comfortable. There's one surefire way to get over that, and it's to ask yourself, 'What if I beat him?' Imagine the possibility.

If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten.

If you play a match, then you got to give it all to beat the opponent; there is nothing like playing against a great or a non-great player. I treat them all as opponents and aim to beat them.

If I play a more aggressive, stronger guy, I often go through my day feeling a bit better than when I play somebody who's not.

When you play against top players, sometimes you can play - you can play your utmost and you still get beat.

You can't just beat a team, you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again.

Some guys like to fight on even playing grounds, and some guys like to cheat.

For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man's world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man.