Tim Henman

“For a few years after I stopped playing people would ask me how I was coping with retirement and there would often be a slightly worried tone to their voice. But I always answered the question the same way: that if I knew retirement was going to be this good I would have quit a long time ago.”

“Unless we get children playing tennis, we'll lose the talented ones with good athletic ability and hand-eye coordination to football and other sports.”

“I feel at times I get blamed for the weather at Wimbledon.”

“It's important to promote tennis in inner city schools so kids in those areas have access to the sport.”

“India needs better singles players to progress as a tennis nation. They need to develop, be physically fitter and stronger.”

“Wimbledon is quite simply the ultimate championship, and I'd be the first to admit it was the one I wanted to win. A lot has to do with the history and the tradition: the grass courts, the royal box, the grand spectacle of it all.”

“Returning serve on clay is not easy because you don't always have a sure footing so you can't push off in the way that you would like.”

“I was part of the David Lloyd Academy and when I was 16-17 years old I got to practise with Stefan Edberg and that really helped me.”

“From when I was about the age of 16 to 33, I was away about 30 weeks a year.”

“I really do appreciate how lucky I am.”

“When you are dealing with two players who are almost mirror images, the contest often boils down to first-serve percentage. Who is getting more cheap points on their first serve? Who can dominate the other guy's second serve?”

“I think the women's game is a bit different to the men's. They mature at a much younger age in the women's game.”

“I was always single-minded, never thinking about what was being said or written about me.”

“If you'd asked me when I was 18 if I'd be happy being in the top 100 male players for 10 years, I'd have taken that like a shot. As it turned out I was top five for a decade.”

“When I was playing, I kept my calorie intake up with protein shakes and chicken, fish and steak. Now there's no real diet, but I pay attention to what I eat.”

“The players should appreciate how lucky they are with the opportunities they've got, and they've got to get out there and maximise that. That's what success is about and unfortunately in British tennis there are too many people over the years who haven't maximised their potential.”

“My life on the tour was very structured.”

“Tennis has always been my hobby and I love to play but it's also not a bad way to earn your living and it might help if children knew that.”

“I heard there was a bit of talk that there might be a second 'Wedding Crashers' film. It would certainly get my support.”

“I was always passionate about what I was doing, and loved the game.”