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“I hope that I have accomplished just one thing: that I have been a credit to tennis and my country.”

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Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.

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Winning once can be a fluke; winning twice proves you are the best.

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Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay tops.

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