“If I can break one out of every three return games, I'm going to give myself a shot in a lot of matches.”

“I still don’t believe I won the U.S. Open. It’s so far-fetched for me.”

“I’m not the savior of men’s tennis in America. I’m just a kid trying to win a few matches.”

“I’m not going to let anything change who I am.”

“I try not to take myself too seriously. I like to have a good time.”

“When you hear people say I’m the next great American hope, it’s nice, it’s flattering, but it doesn’t put the ball in the court.”

“Expectations? I try not to think about them. What people say won’t help me win matches.”

“The only pressure I feel is what I put on myself.”

“I always said if I had to pick one Grand Slam to win, it would be the U.S. Open.”

“I’m an emotional player ... I like to leave it out there.”

“Once you get to a certain level, anybody can beat anybody else on any given day.”

"I'll be the first to admit it, the life I'm leading is basically a joke. I should probably be cooler about it, but I can't fake it, you know?"

"There's no home team in tennis, no built-in fan base, so the players have to step up and do their fair share."