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How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which... 90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced read more
How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which... 90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced math courses and 100% of teachers in Germany have double majors, while the best we can say about our pocket of excellence is that 75% of [American] students have learned to critique tactfully?.
I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself.
I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself.
The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play.
The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play.
Boxing has become America's tragic theater.
Boxing has become America's tragic theater.
I was going to write myself in, but I was afraid I'd get shot.
(on his decision not to read more
I was going to write myself in, but I was afraid I'd get shot.
(on his decision not to vote)
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.
Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.
He's tough [Tiger Woods]. I wish I was that tough when I was his age.
He's tough [Tiger Woods]. I wish I was that tough when I was his age.
If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment... quality is important because it read more
If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment... quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life.