I have often been asked whether I am a women or an athlete. The question is absurd. Men are not asked that. I am an athlete. I am a women.

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.

The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.

I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.

Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.

In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.