When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.

You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

It's about learning your craft. That's a wonderful thing--especially with today's consumerism and instant gratification. You can'tbuy that. It's about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don't think it's so much about becoming a tennis player. It's about becoming a person.

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.

I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.

Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.