“Family’s first, and that’s what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.”

Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.

I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I’ve been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won’t be bulky.

I’ve had to learn to fight all my life – got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.

I think you have to love yourself before you fall in love. I’m still learning to love myself.

Growing up I wasn’t the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit. Standing here with 19 championships is something I never thought would happen. I went on a court just with a ball and a racket and with a hope.

I love tennis more than designing because it’s actually easier and I don’t get nearly as nervous.

You can’t underestimate anyone.

My dad is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet, and the easiest going.

I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.

It’s me, and I love me. I learned to love me. I’ve been like this my whole life, and I embrace me. I love how I look. I love that I’m a full woman and I’m strong and I’m powerful and I’m beautiful at the same time. There’s nothing wrong with that.

If I’m winning, I have to act like I’m not bored. If it’s A tough match, I have to act like I’m having A good time. I’m a drama queen.

If I have a daughter and she plays tennis, and I have a son who plays tennis, I wouldn’t say that my son deserves more money because he’s a man. I would say they deserve the same amount of money.

I’m a high-performance athlete: I’m running, I’m sprinting, I’m sliding, I’m doing pretty much everything and the last thing I want to worry about is my chest. I want to just worry about playing the sport at the highest level that I can.

There’s one thing I’m really good at, and that’s hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I’m excellent.

I think I can improve a lot. I think I can get a lot better. I feel like there’s much, much more I can do.

I’m an unbelievable designer.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Never look back. If Cinderella had looked back and picked up the shoe she would have never found her prince.

Night, when words fade and things come alive.

Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.

Every wall is a door.

We are constantly invited to be what we are.

The rose’s rarest essence lives in the thorns.

Be melting snow. Wash yourself of yourself.