I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the other women in sports.

One day you can be a kid, but another day you have to be like this is your job, you play tennis. You have to work for that.

Playing (Serena) it always felt like playing a steamroller. No subtlety, no finesse, just raw, loud power. To respect this style of play was always a bit tough for me, but of course I had to, because the rules of tennis dont state that having a beautiful game is required to become No. 1.

I grew up on the tennis court with lots of other kids. There were like 40 kids all afternoon and I was one of the youngest ones, so I always had to chase everybody to keep up.

I've been on top longer and I am younger. I'm just better.

And the '99 finals at the French - if I had won that one easily, no one would have talked about it.

Right now I like baseball, hockey and tennis players. And horseback riders.