Don't worry about what people say.

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.

As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.

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?

It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.

Female athletes are stereotyped by the general population--and usually as homosexuals.

When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?