Guys like John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg and Stefan Edberg were also very good grass court players.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The best player I've ever played with was Paul Gascoigne. He had everything. He was amazing.
These guys were the best. They were the best at their positions and made playing the game easier. And at the same time it made it so much more enjoyable.
You see Boris Becker, Mats Wilander, Nadal, Pete Sampras - they were all great when they were young. As a coach, you can see that type of talent at an early age.
There are plenty of guys who played great golf, had great careers and only won a few majors.
There are guys you've never heard of who drive the ball better than anybody I've seen on the PGA Tour.
Mike Matheny, Fernando Vina, Edgar Renteria, Mark McGwire and Darryl Kile... before he died. Those guys took me under their wing and taught me the way to play the game the right way.
John Bonham was probably the most influential in terms of playing style and timing.
I think almost every player has a few very good friends on tour. Mine are: Yves Allegro, Roger Federer, Michael Lammer, and Ivo Klec.
I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes.
Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was.