Quotes from Tim Henman

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 felt very fortunate that I was able to retire in the circumstances that I did.

I love the Dunhill Links and I absolutely love playing golf in Scotland.

You cannot play every week, and a couple of weeks away is vital. When you look at Federer's record and the number of Slams he has competed in, it highlights how he plans so far in advance.

During rallies, it's always crucial to make Nadal cover the whole width of the court. He likes to camp out in his backhand corner, spearing that big off-forehand diagonally across the court. So the backhand down the line is a vital shot, because it moves Nadal out of his most favoured position.

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?

If success is measured in maximising your potential and giving 100 per cent to what you do, enjoying it and making a good living then I'm very happy with what I've achieved. If other people wanted more than that from me, what could I do?

Sunday lunch is always pretty social.

No question, when you're talking about Grand Slams, they're the pinnacle of the game, and that's what I want to be winning.

Volleying comes into grass-court tennis because it's a surface that favours the player who gets on the front foot. So if you've got an opportunity to come in and be aggressive, then finishing the points at the net is always going to be a good strategy.

Clay is so challenging as a surface because you want to be playing aggressively but the margins are so small and it's easy to get the balance wrong and start making errors. Getting your movement right and preparing correctly to hit your shots is key.

Movement on clay is totally different to every other surface and you have to have that balance and understanding of how to slide.

I think you've got to really keep attacking on grass, it's the hardest surface to defend on.

If people's opinion, whether they liked you or not, made you a better player then we'd all be out there on the charm offensive.

I think in terms of how my game developed on clay that was amazing.

Yes, there are times where I might play one bad service game a set. If you look at Sampras, he might play one slightly suspect service game every three sets. So to beat someone like that you've obviously got to be right on top of your game. I've basically got to get rid of that in my game so it makes me very difficult to beat.

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

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.

It's a fact of life that there will always be people who try to cut corners.

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.

A lot of clay court players want rhythm. They want the time to play from the baseline, and it's about preventing them from having that.

I'm a private person. I don't want to write a book because I know the story and feel no need to tell it to anyone else.

Everyone deals with pressure in different ways.

When I was 28, my wisdom teeth were coming through and I had all four out under general anaesthetic. I remember friends who'd had terrible experiences, but my teeth were removed at 8am and I ate steak and chips for lunch that day.