I played Mary Joe Fernandez in the semifinals. She was winning the first set. Second set was very close. I started to play this aggressive game. I think I surprised them.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

I have an office in Argentina, I go there every day, so I work.

I didn't know what was going through my mind.

Tennis has had a very positive impact on my life.

Perfect harmony of body and mind are my key to personal balance and happiness.

I was a very shy and introverted person, and it was hard for me to talk to people and make relationships.

The difficult part was to tell the world that I was finishing.

There were so much affairs of me created by the media... of course I was not always a true single. I had some relations, once also to a famous pop star.

I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence.

Now I have the bravery to do fine things.

Last night at Bingo, Sylvia won the last prize. 'What am I going to do with a mermaid?" "Learn to swim in the murkiest water, reinvent yourself, " the mermaid said #149

Humanity must need to continue because humanity is about humans and humans are nothing without humanity.

I was a rule-follower. I obeyed all forms of authority. I had never before encountered a situation where the authority was clearly wrong and I had to stand up for what was right.

There are two Newman's laws. The first one is "It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down." The second is "Just when things look darkest, they go black.

Surely she had endured enough for one evening without having to listen to intelligent conversation?

Has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? . . . No other human institution comes close.

So as I increase in my knowledge, in my training and education, I increase in my value in my worth to society that I’m trying to penetrate.

One of my favorite authors is Robert Cormier. He was a devout Catholic and a very nice man, which might not be the impression you get from reading his books.

For everyone, there are those moments when you have great days with someone you wouldn't expect to. Then you have to go back to your real lives, but it makes an impression on you.

I'm 23 years old. I might just be my mother's child, but in all reality, I'm everybody's child. Nobody raised me; I was raised in this society.