00:00It is my great honor to officially let you know that you are going to be inducted into the
00:05International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2026.
00:17Congratulations being part of the Tennis Hall of Fame and you really, really deserve it. You've
00:23had an incredible career and 20 Grand Slam titles tells it all.
00:28You really put tennis on a different map. Whenever you started winning,
00:32people that had nothing to do with tennis liked tennis. It was because of you. So you're not only
00:37one of the best players in tennis of all time, you're the most important sportsman of all time.
00:42Everything always looked so perfect and easy when you were on court and many people don't see
00:48all the sweat that is behind it because you kind of make it look so easy.
00:53You have met so much to so many of us. You had such guts, such focus, such intensity. I could see
01:00how much it meant to you and just watching you brought out every aspect of your character.
01:06Appreciate it. Thank you.
01:07It means a lot. I mean, thank you Kim, thank you Patrick and all the legends. I appreciate all your
01:13kind words. I'm looking forward to the journey that leads to, you know, the Hall of Fame and I wanted it
01:18to be here where it all started for me. So that's why the kids are here. I had the most magical career
01:24and I hope they get inspired. So thank you. Thank you everybody for on the call. I appreciate it.
01:30Thank you guys.
01:30Thank you guys.
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