A champion hates to lose even more than she loves to win.

To be a tennis champion, you have to be inflexible. You have to be stubborn. You have to be arrogant. You have to be selfish and self-absorbed. Kind of tunnel vision almost.

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.

My first U.S. Open I think was just very special for me because that was sort of the beginning of what was a 'Cinderella' story for me.

When I play, I'm boiling inside. I just try not to show it because it's a lack of composure, and if you give in to your emotions after one loss, you're liable to have three or four in a row.

If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart.

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

You can't give up! If you give up, you're like everybody else.

Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift.

Whatever your goal in life, be proud of every day that you are able to work in that direction.

The difference is almost all mental. The top players just hate to lose. I think that's the difference. A champion hates to lose even more than she loves to win.

Don't keep all your feelings sheltered - express them. Don’t EVER let life shut you up.

Violence is as American as cherry pie

For writers, so much is done in isolation. It can be easy to feel detached, or to get a little lost along the way.

But the action film genre is gonna have to come up with some new bad guys.

We can see unmistakeably that there is an inner relationship between Zen and the warrior's life.

Poetry is philosophy's sister, the one that wears makeup.

When we stand for social justice, we testify to the presence of the Kingdom.

I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person.

Never fall for someone with a body to diet for.

True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.