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Vertigo is the conflict between the fear of falling and the desire to fall.

I had the fear of heights when I was young, along with many other fears and phobias, including the fear of dogs, bees, horses, and blood.

My phobias worsen as I get older. I'm scared of flying, driving. I'm terrified of sharks. I'm a germaphobe. But I try to face my fears; I do. Well, most of them.

I have a fear of heights and I'm claustrophobic.

I was a child when I first saw 'Vertigo,' and it was very disturbing because I didn't really understand what was going on.

The only time I had what you would call life-threatening fear was when I was on the Moon. Towards the end of our stay, we got excited and we were going to do the high jump, and I jumped and fell over backwards. That was a scary time, because if the backpack got broken, I would have had it. But everything held together.

My greatest fear is flying. And I do a lot of flying, so that's a bummer.

I have been battling vertigo for a long time. It's something that I deal with on a daily basis.

I do have a bit of a fear of heights. But I don't get scared of heights when I am flying a plane.

The vertigo is a difficult thing: it just comes and goes whenever it pleases. I wasn't expecting it. I've had it before, and there have been years between stretches, and unfortunately it happened at the U.S. Open, and that knocked me off my feet.