I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.

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

The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you're very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.

I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.

Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.

We're sisters, we're roommates, we're all that.

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.

Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.

Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they're afraid of having too many defined muscles and being made fun of or called unattractive.

Until he taught me to fl, I didn't realize how deep beneath the earth I'd buried my hopes and dreams.

God’s goal is to establish His righteousness on this earth

Sure, life as we know it is enough. But life as we don’t know it? That’s where the magic awaits. That’s where second chances abound.

When it's all said and done, I hope to die with a smile on my face.

One hopes, of course, that a relationship grows and becomes a deep and wonderful marriage and friendship that lasts forever. But that's not always the case.

There is no burden of the spirit but is lighter by kneeling under it.

I am about to stop being a get-along kind of guy and turn into somebody who makes a difference.

With any new civilization... they have to have their own officers and police and governments and all that.

For me, 40 feels like a beginning. I'm in the middle of so much new - with this career, the kids, and I'm still sort of a newlywed. I'm excited to be at this stage in life.

Labels are boring and often have nothing to with the person; it is just the way others perceive you, or choose to perceive you.