Saw this replay on Tennis Channel...notice the classic rubber band dampener and also the diamond stud earring =)
Reading more of his autobiography "Open" really surprises how many similarities we share in common.
I think like a lot of people out there making a living and getting by day to day...we are not always lucky enough to be good at what we love - but rather at some point in "growing up" to fit into society, force ourselves to love what we are good at.
Later in his career, he also used the (Liquidmetal) Head Instinct and wore the Blue & Yellow Nike BF2's