I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.

Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.

I wanted to use sports for social change.

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.

Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.

I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.