"In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach."

"I don't want a flashy car, just something that would allow me to stop using the Tube. And it would be good not to have to rely on my mum all the time, particularly when I have to listen to her singing in her car."

"A lot of athletes use sports psychologists."

"I never read. The paper or anything. I watch a lot of movies, and TV series and stuff. But I never, never read."

"The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change."

"I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day."

"Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks."

"From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow."