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You never know how many times you're going to be able to come out on Rod Laver Arena and just play.

Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient.

If you lose, it hurts, but as long as you have fought hard, you can still feel good about yourself.

The only possible regret I have is the feeling that I will die without having played enough tennis.

Facing a great server makes a match so much more difficult, even for the best players in the world.

My coaches, trainer and agency have all helped make me the player and the business that I am today.

You know, Slams are tough. It's the most physical, in my opinion. You're playing three out of five.

When I walk through that gate to the court, that's my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.

I personally love Jennifer Lawrence. She's an amazing actress, but so young and fresh and youthful.

And the '99 finals at the French - if I had won that one easily, no one would have talked about it.

My life off the court has changed. I'm feeling good inside, so I guess it shows on the outside too.

In Sun Valley, people play tennis and then go for a hike. You should be too tired to go for a hike!

The point in tennis is to take the ball as early as possible and take time away from your opponent.

The only way of finding a solution is to fight back, to move, to run, and to control that pressure.

Federer can be the best ever; he has the potential. The only question is whether he has the desire.

When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.

With all the injury problems we have in men's tennis at the moment, I'm happy to still be standing.

I don't know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.

I'm Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.

I'll probably be wearing something fun and sexy as usual, but I can't say it will be the 'Catsuit.'

When you travel so much, the best and most relaxing thing is to just sit on the couch and not move.

It's really tough when you have back injury because you cannot bend; you cannot react at the balls.

I had a shoulder problem during my career when I changed my service action and needed an operation.

The message I like to convey to women and girls across the globe is that there is no glass ceiling.

I love seeing people be successful! I love that. It's wonderful. There's enough room for everybody.

That intensity, that feeling of the battle, heat of the moment: personally, that's what I live for.

Before a match, I need to be alone. I need to reach concentration and focus on the game ahead of me.

The most important thing is always to feel comfortable - I would never sacrifice function for style.

I used a lot of sports psychologists when I was younger... sometimes it helped, sometimes it didn't.

When I was 12, every little girl in Russia was trying to wear her hair like mine and playing tennis.

When I play, I feel like I'm in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis-player?

If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters.

I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.

The proudest thing I have ever done was to win the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at Wimbledon.

I want to be a hero, a small and good kind of hero, even though I know heroes have very short lives.

There are so many tough opponents out there and tough competitors so I've never liked to look ahead.

Sometimes I need a boost, and I go for something that's a little bit more intense and a bigger beat.

I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.

Anyway, when I get sorta tense and start thinking about every shot, that's when my game falls apart.

When I started in my career, my sister was very sick so I play for her because we didn't have money.

It's a tough world out there and all the guys are fighting hard and the competition is really tough.

The successful publishing house is the one that can guess ahead, not the one that imitates the past.

It's flattering to be compared in any way to Tiger Woods, because he's the best player in the world.

The trouble with experience is that by the time you have it you are too old to take advantage of it.

Greatest thing in life: Winning a tennis match. Second greatest thing in life: Losing a tennis match

What I think is frustrating for Americans is that it feels like more was going to change with Obama.

I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.

I love what I do and I love being an athlete, but I also love all the things that have come with it.

I'm an American. You can't go on where you were born. If you do then John McEnroe would be a German.

Maybe we can see more men's and women's combined events so the young players can be marketed better.

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