I’m not qualified to explain how it feels when my wife gives me a certain look.

Great. It feels wonderful – like a firework going off in your stomach.

Strength, comfort, joy and passion.

As you go through life, you discover so many forms of love – passionate, compassionate, familial, friendship. Love is hard to describe but it’s wonderful.

Taking time every day to read the Bible.

A veterinarian.

I have never liked the word retirement. It doesn't feel like a modern word to me. I've been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is evolution. I'm here to tell you that I'm evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.

I wouldn’t change anything about myself. If you asked me 20 years ago, I probably would have had a long list. But I’ve learned to appreciate and love who I am.

But these days, if I have to choose between building my tennis résumé and building my family, I choose the latter.

I cry a lot, so the last time was no big moment.