I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!

He is very upbeat but we hear that all the time from just about any athlete.

I've always been a mediocre student, so I never won an award in school. I'm not very athletic, so I've never won a sports award. So, I'm a mediocre person.

I became a professional footballer because I love football.

I changed my car completely - I was in a sports car and changed to a Jeep, which is more stable for the back and doesn't put too much stress on it.

Precisely at the moment when an athletic career is most on the line and fan perceptions of a Herculean, supra-human performance are highest, an athlete's brain may be at its most vulnerable.