No matter how tough, no matter what kind of outside pressure, no matter how many bad breaks along the way, I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
Women get the attention when we get into the men’s arena, and that’s sad.
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
It’s just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let’s start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.
Ladies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don’t think about coming out. Unless you’re number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
Be bold. If you’re going to make an error, make a doozy, and don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
Champions take responsibility.
I wanted to use sports for social change.
That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
Sports are a microcosm of society.
I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience – at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways. When I’m performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
For me, losing a tennis match isn’t failure, it’s research.
You’ve got to win in sports – that’s talent – but you’ve also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with experience.
Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn’t allowed in a photo because I wasn’t wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.