Solo Competition Quotes

I want to get another Olympic medal outside the team event.

When you're sitting ringside, there's a primal thing there that hooks into violence and excitement. It's just two guys going at it in the ring - there's no team, no one to pass the ball to - and there's a certain excitement to that.

I think at WrestleMania you definitely want a singles match and not have to share the spotlight with other guys.

Golf is the only-est sport. You're completely alone with every conceivable opportunity to defeat yourself. Golf brings out your assets and liabilities as a person. The longer you play, the more certain you are that a man's performance is the outward manifestation of who, in his heart, he really thinks he is.

That's what I love about tennis: As an individual sport, you can't hide behind teammates.

It's true that being in an individual sport, you have to be a little bit selfish.

It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball.

There is a lot of pressure on tennis players like other sports that are singular like you're not on a team. When all the pressure rides on your shoulders, it can be a lot different. Team sports you share those moments with the teammates. You share the pressures. You share the wins. You share the losses. You have a coach that can change the course of matches. But in tennis you're out there by yourself. There are no caddies. There are no coaches. You do it alone in the arena and I think that ups the ante a little bit.