You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that’s fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.
There is no relief at it being over. There is the joy of winning it.
It’s so difficult to find time besides the tennis.
The tennis wasn’t really very much on my mind, so it wasn’t like I was thinking about it all the time.
I suppose it’s amazing how quick life goes by when you have children.
It doesn’t hurt to lose my crown, it hurts to lose.
I don’t like the word ‘businesswoman.’ Perhaps ‘committed mother’ would be the best description.
I don’t wake up every day and think about which tournaments I won and which titles I hold. It’s something I don’t care about.
I think it takes people to get to know you and the recognition comes over time.
I am a person who sticks to her word.
Sometimes I wish I could have been a bit more relaxed, but then I wouldn’t have been the same player.
It shifted attention away from that and Ive never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.
Tennis has always been a big challenge to me and to be able to play that kind of tennis – well, only tennis can produce these feelings for me.
I appreciate very much being injury-free.
Ive been taught very early on that if you want to win a tournament youve got to beat anybody, and hopefully I play well and enjoy it.
I knew that maybe I couldn’t be playing again, but I just wanted to get in physical shape.
If you go to a big city anywhere in the world and you need a doctor, just ask me. I can tell you who’s good and who’s bad. I’ve even considered writing a guidebook.
I’ve thrown away lots of my old diaries – you never know who might get their hands on them. But I have kept a few notes on the good old days.
Grass is a surface I have always loved, Wimbledon is a tournament I have always loved.
Age, what is it? It’s not a figure that has ever meant anything to me.
I never hanker after the past – I prefer to devote myself to new tasks.