If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.

I've been getting my reel together. I think they are looking at me more as an actress because I have a lot of potential and a lot of skills.

I talked with Tom Hanks. I saw that movie 'Turner and Hooch' at least 50 times. It took all my guts to go up to him. I went up to him, I was like, 'Can I have a picture?' We talked acting; he wanted to know what I was doing. We talked a little tennis. I mean, he knew all about myself and my sister.

In the locker rooms, I'm always suggesting, "You need Berlei." Because it's the best brand for women and for me.

I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall

I wish I could play like Roger Federer.

It's remarkable she [Venus Williams] plays at all, given her Sjögren's syndrome [an autoimmune disorder that can cause joint pain]. She's back, winning tournaments. She didn't allow society to tell her, "You have this disease; you can't do that anymore." I look at her, like, "She's not playing at 100 percent. You are. You don't have excuses." Knowing what she went through helped me try to be a more positive person.