Our love one's are never gone, they have just popped into another room.

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.

Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.

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.

I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.

It's very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.

Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.