I want my opponents to look at me across the net and just not want to play me because I look so fit and amazing and strong. So that's always my goal.

Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.

I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.

Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.

My motto is: I'm alive, so that means I can do anything.

In my mind, I'm always the best. If I walk out on the court (and) I think the next person is better, I've already lost.

Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.

Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.

When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.

In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.

If I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California.

The holy knowledge is the fear of God.

Listen to your instincts

Your first draft is a petulant teenager, sure it knows best, adamant that its Mother is wrong. Your third draft has emerged from puberty, realising that its Mother was right about everything.

Children cannot develop a sense of inner discipline if all of the control comes from the outside.

The highest result of education is tolerance.

Brilliantly lit from stem to stern, she looked like a sagging birthday cake.

Obviously some cheap motel is missing a shower curtain.

A reputable lawyer will advise you to keep out of the law, make the best of a foolish bargain, and not get caught again.

In order to build our nation, we must all exceed our own expectations.

The fundamental human values all emanate from Dharma, based on Truth. If human behaviour has no such basis, it leads to disaster.