Capitalism needs and must have the prison to protect itself from the criminals it has created.
If I've learned nothing else, it's that time and practice equal achievement.
It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature. Even the structure of tennis, the way the pieces fit inside one another like Russian nesting dolls, mimics the structure of our days. Points become games become sets become tournaments, and it's all so tightly connected that any point can become the turning point. It reminds me of the way seconds become minutes become hours, and any hour can be our finest. Or darkest. It's our choice.
What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.
If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.
It's shocking how little there is to do with tennis when you're just thinking about nothing except winning every point.
Remember this. Hold on to this. This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others. This is the only thing we can do that has any lasting meaning. This is why we're here. To make each other feel safe.
Taking delight in random encounters that come our way is a wonderful reminder that God is in control.
Wisdom holds a candle to experience, but you've got to take the candle and walk alone.
Psychedelics are probably responsible for every aspect of human evolution apart from the decline in bodyhair.
When I warm up now thoughespecially on center courtthere is usually music playing, so I don't really mess with music.