Gene would listen to everyone. He'd listen to the little guy who no one else listen to. He was inclusive... It's great we're all here to celebrate his wonderful, dear life.

Gene bet on Bobby, but I've forgiven him since.

No matter how tough, no matter what kind of outside pressure, no matter how many bad breaks along the way, I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win -- and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.

It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side... and female leader is assumed to be one-dimensional.

I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.

In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I'll be worth a sentence or two. . . . That's why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won't be anybody's number one, and it's that same old thing: if you're not number one, then what does it really matter?