"Mahesh (Bhupati) and me are two completely different people -- we function differently, we do our business differently, we conduct our friendships differently, we decide to do things our own way, and I am not going to tell you who is right or wrong, because neither of us are right or wrong," the 43-year-old Paes said during an event, here today.
"We just have own styles, but we respect each other for what we have achieved as individuals and that will always be there, from my side I know 100 per cent, I will respect that man for what I have created with him," Paes made it clear about what he felt about Bhupathi, the champion tennis player.
Paes and Bhupati have together won three Grand Slam titles, while Paes has also won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
He recalled the how the duo won the match point to clinch the 1999 men's double trophy at the Wimbledon.
"I had mentioned to him in 1990 June when I was playing Junior Wimbledon, that we could be world beaters toghether..And he laughed off because he wasn't even in the main draw for juniors, we were sharing a room then."