With reference to the quote from the Guardian A131, I was not suggesting that James had made a comparison between himself and Katie B.  Rather I was pointing out the funding situation at the time he gave the quote;  namely that the support he received from the LTA as the long standing British #2 consisted of his Wimbledon WCs but that others who had achieved less pursued their entire careers on LTA expenses (and often got WCs as well).  Of course the WCs are a valuable gift but I think the quote you highlighted was a veiled dig at the LTA for offering such boundless support to their favoured but largely unproven players yet letting their number 2 largely plough on unsupported (apart from the WCs).  I don't think that makes him ungrateful for the WCs, and I didn't interpret his interview as such.

Obviously the funding situation is rather different now and most of those players favoured above James are having to make their own way as he did, most with conspicuously less success.

I'm well aware of your position on wildcards so I imagine we're never going to interpret anything on the subject the same way.