If You're A Champion, You Have To

If You Can React The Same Way To Winning And Losing, That's A Big Accomplishment. That Quality Is Important Because It Stays With You The Rest Of Your Life, And There's Going To Be A Life After Tennis That's A Lot Longer Than Your Tennis Life.

I'm Not Getting Within 20 Feet Of A Married Man Ever Again - Not Even Talking To One!

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.

To Be A Tennis Champion, You Have To Be Inflexible. You Have To Be Stubborn. You Have To Be Arrogant. You Have To Be Selfish And Self-absorbed. Kind Of Tunnel Vision Almost.

Of All My Achievements In Tennis, I'm Probably As Proud Of My Record On Clay Courts As Any Of My Wimbledon, U.s. Open Or French Singles Titles.