The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. Life is a learning process and you have to try to learn what`s best for you. Let me tell you, life is not fun when you`re banging your head against a brick wall all the time.
It means a lot to be back in New York. Particularly since one of the last senior event scheduled in the States was supposed to be here in New York. We were supposed to play in Central Park right after 9-11 and when 9-11 happened obviously things changed.
If, in a few months, I`m only number 8 or number 10 in the world, I`ll have to look at what off-the-court work I can do. I will need to do something if I want to be number 1.
If Roger stopped right now and never won another match, to me he`d already be one of the greatest players to ever play the game. To me, he`s the greatest all around talent that I`ve ever seen.