When I was playing, we didn't have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it's a truly global sport, so the competition's much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.

Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.

I always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, "What are your children playing?" And most of the time it's not tennis. It's pathetic.

Marriage isn't a 50-50 proposition very often. It's more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.

Love, light & blessings be On this day I wish to say 'Health & Happiness to come your way' Happy Birthday

I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.

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.