Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.

I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.

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.

No matter how tough, no matter what kind of outside pressure, no matter how many bad breaks along the way, I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.

Champions take responsibility.

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

Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.