I've been criticized for not having perspective in the past and I thought that of myself many times but not there.

What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.

If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.

All the good stuff is on the other side of tired.

Tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love - the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature.

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work

I feel old when I see mousse in my opponent's hair.

Success doesn't always come in the form of a trophy. Keep striving for success.

If I've learned nothing else, it's that time and practice equal achievement.

The great part about tennis is you can't run out the clock.... As long as we were still playing, I had a chance.

What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.

Like I'm on the verge of just blowing up. All the stress and pressure and anxiety just bubbling up.

Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.

Over time, passion wanes, differences don't.

I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.

You have to have a canon so the next generation can come along and explode it.

It’s a beauty one isn’t born with, but must fight to construct at great sacrifice.

The position that I take partly as a result of living in Asia is where you stop living according to your expectations and you become available to experience things as they are.

The wickets I have played on for my whole career, most of them have been to suit fast bowlers in Australia.

We would do best in a market where everyone acted foolishly.

When we forget old friends, it is a sign we have forgotten ourselves.