It was tough, I gave everything I had on those match points but she just came up with better shots. I still find it very hard to believe. Its amazing.

Athletes have a certain stubbornness that carries us through and makes us do things that people say we can't do.

You don't have to hate your opponents to beat them.

I'm not really playing for the money, ... I just want to go out there and have fun. I really missed it so much last year.

When I marry my name will not change.

I've worked really hard, but it's definitely not been easy.

People get so stressed and nervous and mad.

Well, there's no monkey on my back.

All my time in rehab has made me appreciate tennis more than ever.

Physically, I feel extremely well, perhaps fitter than ever.

When I was younger I used to be devastated if I would lose.

it was dawning on me how uphill a poet's path was, and I confessed to her that if I had to be the choice between being happy or being a poet, I'd choose to be happy.

The weak fall, but the strong shall rise up as a phoenix else we will be no more than a pile of ash.

I am a teacher born and bred, and I believe in the advocacy of teachers. It's a calling. We want our students to feel impassioned and empowered.

I am trying to be guided by my passion.

Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.

People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they?

The deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives.

The greatest gift children can give you is that, for the first time, you're not the center of your own universe.

Scientists have odious manners, except when you prop up their theory; then you can borrow money off them.

What God expects us to attempt, He also enables us to achieve.