I've never cared that much for cementing my place in history. Sports is so transitory, so ephemeral. It just seems like so much nonsense comparing me to Helen Wills Moody or Suzanne Lenglen or anybody else from some other time. One lesson you learn from sports is that life goes on without you.

Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network... They have more companies they can get money from.

It's really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you're still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you're a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.

Don't worry about what people say.

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

Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul.