Whatever your goal in life, be proud of every day that you are able to work in that direction.

When I play, I'm boiling inside. I just try not to show it because it's a lack of composure, and if you give in to your emotions after one loss, you're liable to have three or four in a row.

I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.

A champion hates to lose even more than she loves to win.

Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.

Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far. I won't even call a friend on the day of a match. I'm scared of disrupting my concentration. I don't allow any competition with tennis.

After being at the top, I don't think I could play senior tournaments, because you know how good you were. I don't know if I would enjoy that, being half of what I was.