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As far as I'm concerned I've never had a problem with anybody, no rivalry.

We're all just playing our own game. I don't see it as a rivalry. We're just trying to play our best.

The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other.

I had true rivalries. Not only did I want to beat my opponent, but I didn't want to let him up, either. I had a rivalry with Mac, Lendl, Borg. Everybody knew there was tension between us, on court and off. That's what's really ingrained in my mind: 'This is real. This isn't a soft rivalry.' There were no hugs and kisses.

There is no overt rivalry among our children.

Look around. There are no enemies here. There's just good, old-fashioned rivalry.

The best under-the-radar rivalry is Dodgers-Giants. I had no idea how deep that one was until I moved to California... that one goes waaaaaaaaay back, and both sides absolutely detest each other. Fights in the stands, fights in the parking lot, the whole thing. It's every bit as bitter as Yankees-Red Sox without nearly the same hype.

Of course, rivals do affect athletes mentally, but if you are competing with top-notch athletes, you will push each other, you will encourage each other.

Hopefully, we can build a rivalry and we'll be able to do this a lot. Make a legacy, then retire champions.