When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.

Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.

My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.

Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.

You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.

Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike.

I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That's no contribution to society. [Tennis] was purely selfish; that was for me.