I went to the club, and we talked a little. He was so nice. Then we just played a little bit, hitting back and forth. And at the end, we played one real point, and I won it! That was quite funny; I'll never forget it.

I just picked them up and started playing every day for hours against the garage. I just couldn't stop. So eventually my parents decided that I should take lessons. I started real tennis lessons when I was 5.

Roger's godfather was the president of our tennis club, and one day Roger came to the club to visit.

No one has more fun on the court than we do. But doubles or singles, it doesn't matter. I just love to play. Especially when it's close. It's always me. Last on the court.

I told him that I'd prefer to play tennis with him.

[He could belt out traditional blues and jazz with the best of them, but -- to the dismay of jazz purists -- he would also record pop tunes that sold millions of albums.] I'm a pop commercial musician, and I've got a successful format, ... If you have the ability to perform your musical idea, you become a good jazz player.