The tennis ball doesn't know how old I am. The ball doesn't know if I'm a man or a woman or if I come from a communist country or not. Sport has always broken down these barriers.

I have always had this outrage at being told what to, how to act, whom to love.

All top players are the same strokewise, but mentally I can improve and that's where it's at for top players.

Once you start believing in yourself, anything is possible. Once you start believing in yourself, your dreams take shape. The more you believe, the more you achieve.

I am not looking for perfection. I look for the best in me.

Just by being out you're doing your part. It's like recycling. You're doing your part for the environment if you recycle; you're doing your part for the gay movement if you're out.

Losing still hurts, but that's good. When it stops hurting, that's when I stop playing.