Of course it's always a little bit strange playing a guy who you just played with in the Davis Cup read more

Of course it's always a little bit strange playing a guy who you just played with in the Davis Cup -- we won together an Olympic medal, and played last year's Davis Cup. But when you are professionals you know in this type of game and this level we can meet all the time.

We start out with basic things like 'milk,' 'more,' 'please' and 'eat' - things that are important to them and read more

We start out with basic things like 'milk,' 'more,' 'please' and 'eat' - things that are important to them and what they want. Then we just sign it as we say it to them and that allows them to put the word and the sign together. We've had really good success and we all get excited each time they do it.

We think it's a good step for Afghanistan.

We think it's a good step for Afghanistan.

It's going to be a good game. Hannan played us tough in the playoffs the last two years … but read more

It's going to be a good game. Hannan played us tough in the playoffs the last two years … but we won both games.

Basketball was my favorite. Probably because I was better at it. It came more naturally for me than the other read more

Basketball was my favorite. Probably because I was better at it. It came more naturally for me than the other sports.

This is like pulling out a machine gun today. People did not want to get cut by that sword.

This is like pulling out a machine gun today. People did not want to get cut by that sword.

We played a tough team tonight. They had nine and nine on each side of the ball coming back and read more

We played a tough team tonight. They had nine and nine on each side of the ball coming back and were ready to play. Our kids kept on fighting though.

People are still willing to do an honest day's work. The trouble is they want a week's pay for it.

People are still willing to do an honest day's work. The trouble is they want a week's pay for it.

The latest GDP figure confirms Japan's economy is now on a solid recovery trend with consumer spending, wages and employment read more

The latest GDP figure confirms Japan's economy is now on a solid recovery trend with consumer spending, wages and employment all showing improvement. There are more than enough reasons to expect that domestic demand-related stocks will rise further.