I'm not getting within 20 feet of a married man ever again - not even talking to one!
Even though there are a lot of bright tennis players out there, you still have to protect yourself and save all your mental and emotional energies for tennis.
Not every child is cut out for an individual sport.
I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people.
Relationships are give-and-take, and when you're a tennis player, you're certainly not giving. You have to be self-absorbed. It has to be about you.
When you're a famous, successful person at 16 years old, the rules change for you. Everybody is doing things for you to make life easier so you can go out and play. And I think you miss out on lot of growing up and a lot of reality checks.
Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.
You pay a price for everything in life.
Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.
I was labeled at a young age - Miss Unemotional, Miss Cool, and that would carry over to my press conferences.
When I was younger, I was a robot. Wind her up and she plays tennis.
I'm not an overly ambitious person; I don't feel like I have to excel.
I still have this image: I can't be controversial, I can't say things.
If I win seven tournaments in a row, I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again.
Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose.
I always looked ahead.
If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart.
Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best.
I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people. Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.
Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far.
