I know some of my self-worth comes from tennis, and it's hard to think of doing something else where you know you'll never be thebest. Tennis players are rare creatures: where else in the world can you know that you're the best? The definitiveness of it is the beauty of it, but it's not all there is to life and I'm ready to explore the alternatives.

Security used to be an inconvenience sometimes, but now it's a necessity all the time.

People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected.

You can't live in the past, there's nothing you can do about it.

Changes made to please others are unrealistic, but more important, they're unfair to you.

What I would tell girls coming up is just be yourself and don't let people get in the way.

Concentration is born on the practice court... you must mentally treat your practice sessions as matches, concentrating on every ball you hit.