The serve was invented so the net could play.
I hate to lose more than I love to win.
The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.
The serve was invented so that the net could play.
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility.
Tennis is the loneliest sport.
You don't have to be pretty for people to come and watch you play. At the same time, if you're a good athlete, it doesn't mean you're not a woman.
The fifth set is not about tennis, it's about nerves.
You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.
In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach.
I'll let the racket do the talking.
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
Champions keep playing until they get it right.
The game is won or lost far away from the witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
Tennis is mostly mental. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.
I play each point like my life depends on it.
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are at their worst.