This tennis world, this tennis community, is very much a bubble, and it's very easy to get lost in here. You know, there is a real world out there still.

If I would go out against some of these players and see them as their ranking, then I probably would have already lost before I even stepped on the court.

I haven't exactly grown wings or anything. I'm happy with how I have been playing so far this week, but my feet are firmly on the ground. I haven't cured cancer or anything.

Every opponent is a new opponent. Trust me, they don't give a crap how many matches I have won.

I'm not invincible. I'm no Serena Williams.

I admire Serena Williams, because, I mean, who doesn't admire Serena Williams?

You see the bird and you see its flight.You can not see through its eyes. Therefore, you don't know its plight.

If you have not known love, then the only reason not to die is that life will get better or god exists. If you don't believe in either, perhaps it is time for you to go.

Even something as simple as ending a sentence with the tone of a question mark rather than a period can diminish a person’s authority and credibility.

Humility is born of the spirit, humiliation of the ego.

There is only one road to human greatness: through the school of hard knocks.

I would call myself more spiritual than religious.

Please understand what the IRS scandal is about: Using the government to shut down opponents

I can no more preach nonviolence to a cowardly man than I can tempt a blind man to enjoy healthy scenes.

In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.