I want to be a giving woman and just a nice person in general.

Who says that your thirties is when you're supposed to be done? I would like to know who made that rule!

I meet people who say, "Girl, I watch every match, and I pray for you." I feel that energy and those prayers. Sometimes when I'm down on the court, in the back of my mind, I'm thinking, "They want me to win. Is there anything else I can give?" It encourages me to do better, to fight harder.

I just could never have imagined that I would be mentioned with Chris Evert or with Martina Navratilova, because I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet. Living in Compton, you know, this never happened before.

I don't like to lose-at anything... Yet I've grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God's reward, then losing is how he teaches us.

I'm thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.

I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.