Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.

My whole life has been about equal rights and opportunities. For me it really goes back to the health of mind, body and soul.

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.

Tennis is a game of angles. You never have time to figure the angles. It's practiced. It's so practiced that it becomes an instinct. You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times ­ it is there.

Sports are a microcosm of society.

I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience - at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways. When I'm performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.