I got to see the best players in the world every year the week after the U.S. Nationals, which is now known as the US Open, in Los Angeles. That made a huge difference in my life.

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.

We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain...and yet the US of A still hasn't had a women president. It's just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.

In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I'll be worth a sentence or two.... That's why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won't be anybody's number one, and it's that same old thing: if you're not number one, then what does it really matter?

I think it's really important to have portion control. I don't believe in losing weight quickly.

You want people to feel like they belong to something. And not be elitist. You don't want us to be elitist.

Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].