I teared up when I did a voiceover for my memoir while talking about my mother-in-law, whom I adored and miss so much.

I cried this morning watching RuPaul’s Drag Race. I love seeing queens overcome challenges.

At my friend Billy’s funeral last month. He died suddenly in his sleep and was only 61.

I almost cried last night because of the lack of sleep.

I don’t think about my greatest fear.

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.

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.

My mom and dad. They always encouraged me to keep spiritual things first.

Any lost match is, of course, disappointing, but every loss is a lesson to be learned.

I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family. I don't think it's fair. If I were a guy, I wouldn't be writing this because I'd be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.