I was planning to remain an amateur for a while.

To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.

Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots.

By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events.

Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahead or change things if you were behind.

We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.

I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.