Don't worry about what people say.

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.

In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay for them to be active. Those were much scarier times for females in sports.

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

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

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

No matter how tough, no matter what kind of outside pressure, no matter how many bad breaks along the way, I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.