It's not the end of the world to lose.

I don't play any tournaments to come second best.

In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach.

I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation.

You have to go into each match believing you can beat all of the players.

Give it everything you've got. Leave nothing out there.

Where resources are plentiful (i.e. no constraints), you will find very little creativity. Where resources are scarce (i.e. many constraints), you will find an abundance of creativity.

I'll be supporting anyone but England.

I think most players would love, at one stage in their career, to say, 'I've been No. 1 in the world.

A believer may pass through much affliction, and yet secure very little blessing from it all. Abiding in Christ is the secret of securing all that the Father meant the chastisement to bring us.

I've realised over the years I play my best when I have time to prepare for each tournament as best as possible.

Putting aside your blatant patriarchal biases in assuming the necessary presence of a male familial figurehead, yes, I had a nice brunch, thanks.

Go on, strike, said the witch, smiling. Fire is beautiful. Nothing bad will happen.

Every guy seems nice until he’s not.

As a director, I only know how to do it one way, is to pour my heart and soul into everything.

Nothing matters if we aren't safe.

Changes in the universe are not in the Absolute; they are in nature.

Hearing a crowd scream is the coolest sound in the world. It can motivate me to do anything.

Don't live with writers. Writers are bastards.