My whole life has been about equal rights and opportunities. For me it really goes back to the health of mind, body and soul.

Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.

When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team. I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can't just have what they call a lesson today every week.

Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.

Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.

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

I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.