I've been on top longer and I am younger. I'm just better.

I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the other women in sports.

I was always at peace because of the way my mom treated me.

I think the whole boycott thing was a bit too much. It's because we're accomplished so much in women's tennis in the last two, three years. We deserve something better.

What rivalry? I win all the matches.

I didn't have the same fitness or ability as the other girls, so I had to beat them with my mind.

A lot of these young girls, they dont even know what the game is about. They have never seen a drop shot, a slice and all the mixture and variety I have.

The older you get, the more you learn.

I'm not saying I'm something special. I might play a little better tennis than other people, but it is because I was given the chance, and not many people are.

I feel a quarter Indian.

Sometimes you want to make your own experiences.

Life is not like water. Things in life don't necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.

To be fearless you must fear less

Smile at a friend, at a stranger, at an enemy, at life’s absurdities and the universe will smile back at you.

It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive.

Happiness is never a negative affair; it is to be won by men who are fully alive, full of the joy of living

Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.

People have their faults, but it doesn't prevent you from loving them.

I always wanted to represent the natural, healthy girl, and I didn't care if it was cool or trendy to look like you hadn't eaten in two weeks.

I'm more private than people realize. I'm not that easy to get to know.

'I love to cook. Very healthy eating. ...' Twain also forgoes meat, dairy, and eggs. 'Nothing,' she declares, 'that had to die.'