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.

I think if you're put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they're on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.

Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That's one of the reasons I beat him - because I respected him.

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

Don't be afraid to hit the ball.

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

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.