Quotes
“As long as I win I'm doing something right.”
“Even when my opponent hits a very good shot, I don't just want to get it back. I want to get it back so they have difficulty. And then I can control the point.”
“Fashion says a lot about a person.”
“For me, it's about the tennis and the trophies. I'm not motivated by money.”
“Golf can be tougher than tennis when things go wrong, because you can't explain things by saying that your opponent played better than you. It's a cruel sport in that way.”
“Honestly, I don't really read about myself. I look at the pictures sometimes. Sometimes I'm looking at them, and I'm thinking, 'They could choose some better ones.' But I don't spend time reading about myself because I know what I'm up to. I prefer to read about other people.”
“I always believe in myself, no matter what my ranking.”
“I always feel if I work hard, if I can practice 100%, then the results will come. Whether it's the first tournament, the third tournament, it's going to come.”
“I do my best, and that's all I can do.”
“I don't know, I always get the question 'how do you feel after the game today?' and, of course, if you're winning you feel great and if you lose you don't feel good. I think that's a pretty obvious question.”
“I don't really spend money like crazy. I buy what I need and what I really want, and if I'm buying expensive things I do think about the purchase many times before I buy it.”
“I don't think I need to prove anything to anybody.”
“I feel like everything is possible.”
“I find it funny when women share makeup-free selfies on Twitter or Instagram, and it's such a huge deal.”
“I grew up eating anything at any time and going straight on court. So I'm not really that picky.”
“I had a fan go down on one knee with a ring and ask me to marry him.”
“I have a 'cheat day' a week. I can really indulge and treat myself.”
“I have a really wide range of interests and I've still got time to work out my exact direction.”
“I have a sweet tooth. Milk chocolate with the caramel fillings - that's my guilty pleasure right there. But I think that's all right; we have to let ourselves indulge sometimes.”
“I have a very close relationship with my parents.”
“I have nothing to lose and think that it's a positive thing that I am young and playing on a good level.”
“I just go out there and fight for every point, and then we see how far I can go.”
“I just like being around people, especially nice people, and there are a lot of nice girls on tour.”
“I just live my life and do what I want to do and don't think about what is written about me.”
“I like to bake, so sometimes I do the desserts. I don't eat too much desserts, though, because I need to be able to move around on the court.”
“I like to be a little different. I like details. Whatever I wear, I always have a say.”
“I like to be with my friends and my family, listen to music and read books. Things like that relax me.”
“I like to watch the men play. I like the way that they're playing, and I can always learn something from them. They're playing differently than the women, so I like to learn from them as well.”
“I like Twitter a lot. It is a great way to get the fans knowing another side of you.”
“I look for someone who is honest, fun to be around, and doesn't take himself too seriously.”
“I love New York. It's my favorite city in the world.”
“I love The Cheesecake Factory, especially the chicken marsala. I almost always pick that dish; it tastes unbelievable.”
“I love to watch 'Property Brothers.'”
“I love winning. I don't like losing.”
“I love working with kids and helping others, so I feel like a career in teaching would be perfect.”
“I never give up. Doesn't matter what the score is.”
“I really want to see New Zealand; it's a beautiful place.”
“I start laughing every time because the media talks to me like I'm finishing my career and I only have one year left and time is running out.”
“I think a lot of us women feel like we deserve to play on the big courts in front of a big crowd as well.”
“I think America is a great place to grow up. It's a good lifestyle.”
“I think I'm a really tough player.”
“I think it is very important to have a life off the court, and to me, it wasn't that hard to balance tennis and a relationship.”
“I think that's my personality, to have a good laugh and not to take myself too seriously. And of course I have my things on the court but when I'm off the court I just like to have fun.”
“I think that's what it's all about; you work hard and practice to play on the big courts.”
“I think you just have to take life as it goes, and I believe you never get things put on you that you can't handle.”
“I think you just learn so much about yourself over the years.”
“I try to be myself and, of course, be a good role model. I don't really find it hard, but you think about what you do and that other people look up to you.”
“I used to always be the young one playing without pressure, but I am just happy to be where I am and enjoying my time.”
“I want to do well for myself and my sponsors... but I feel no pressure, because I don't play for the money.”
“I will do a chocolate deal for product only. No need for money.”
“I would like a taller guy so I can wear high heels.”
“I would suggest that you only take advice from those people who have a lot of experience and who you trust as well. Also, be extremely conservative with your investments.”
“I would want to bring up my children. Therefore, I have no dream to make my mark. Instead, I enjoy economic freedom my hard work has given me. It means that I can give my children the best start in life.”
“I'd like to do a lot of things - whether in design or architecture or business.”
“If I didn't love tennis, I wouldn't be playing. That's also why I don't know how long I will be playing because if I start feeling like this is not what I want to do anymore, that there's not really any reason anymore.”
“If there is a camera or someone making a picture or - just do the things you always want to do, because if you start thinking about everything, then you start changing the things you would do. And that's not the life you want to live.”
“If you think negatively, it's hard to get out of tense moments.”
“I'm a competitor. Gym work can be tough. But you just try to get through it.”
“I'm just taking one match at a time.”
“I'm not looking for anybody or anything. I'm just living my life.”
“I'm quite careful. I like to buy nice things for myself, but I like to also be reasonable. I think I'm pretty careful.”
“I'm the type of player I am.”
“In Denmark lots of people come up to me for autographs.”
“It's always been such a big part of my life to be fit and healthy and be outside and run and play sports. It gives me energy. Sometimes, I have these days where I don't do anything because I have the days off, and I just need to relax, and I actually get more tired.”
“It's tough to perform every week and do it well. Most people don't know how hard that is.”
“It's tough to play well - or not that well - when you're injured.”
“It's very expensive to be a professional tennis player with all the travel and the flights and the hotels and everything.”
“My dad has always been my coach. And I've spent so much time with him. So he's one of my best friends. And I can talk to him about everything.”
“My dream was always, when I was a little girl, to be number one and to win grand slams as the number one.”
“My mom is my great supporter. It's always nice to have her around. She can cook. It's nice to have some home-cooked food sometimes.”
“My mom was always the support. I can always go out to her and she'll always find the positive in things.”
“My parents just always taught me to be reasonable.”
“My parents paid me small amounts for cleaning my room or cleaning the dishes and stuff, but I never really had a real job before I started on my professional tennis career.”
“On a normal day-to-day basis, I'm makeup free, hair in a bun, and I just go.”
“On grass, it can be the small things that decide a match.”
“One day my dad would say, 'OK, if you want to play tennis I can help you out.' And that's how it started. And I had a goal. I wanted to beat my mom first. And my parents and my brother. And that was the ultimate goal.”
“Pretty hard to sweep me off my feet. It would have to take someone very special. You never know. I guess when you least expect it, it's going to come.”
“So, yeah, Dad was right. Tennis was the way to go.”
“Sometimes I need a boost, and I go for something that's a little bit more intense and a bigger beat.”
“Sometimes things happen in life, and you kind of need a friend.”
“Sometimes when you get to the press conferences, you hear you're going to play this person in the semifinals, and in the quarters, you're going to play her. And I'm like, 'Hold on a second.' First of all, you have to make it there. Second, your opponent needs to make it there. It looks easier on paper than it is in real life.”
“That's what I love about tennis: As an individual sport, you can't hide behind teammates.”
“The best feeling is when you finish a point at the net.”
“The fact is I still have quite a few good years in front of me. I still improve.”
“The media will build you up in a hurry but then, just as fast, will bring you down.”
“The most important thing is friends, family, and the people around you. That's what really makes you happy.”
“The only one I feel pressure from is myself to go and give my all for every match and, obviously, I'm a competitor.”
“There are a lot of things to my game I can still improve, but everyone can.”
“There are always some surprises in the draw when people are playing pretty well.”
“There are periods when you feel really good. You feel the ball is bigger. The court is larger. You feel like you can't miss. And then there are periods when you feel, 'OK, I'm not feeling great.' But I still need to try to find a way to win.”
“There are so many tough opponents out there and tough competitors so I've never liked to look ahead.”
“To be the world No. 1 has always been a dream for me.”
“Very few women get asked to be in the swimsuit issue, and I'm really proud to be one of so many beautiful and empowering women.”
“When I am on court, I am so focused on what I am doing, that's all I think about - trying to win the next point.”
“When I get the questions, I answer what I can answer. If they ask me about the match, I cannot really say that I like eating bananas.”
“When you're on court, you just want to win. You're a competitor.”
“Whether you're tall or shorter, or a little bigger, more curves, skinny - you just have to be proud of what you have, and everyone is beautiful.”
“With the depth of the women's game, the entertainment it gives, and the work we put into it, I think equal pay is right.”
“You can either feel sorry for yourself and lay down and cry, or you can actually learn from it and move on and find all the positives in it.”
“You can't dwell in your past but move forward, look forward. That's it.”
“You feel better about yourself when you do something with yourself. You also feel more confident.”
“You have to be that 1 percent or 2 percent better physically so you have more power and energy left than your opponent when you go to a third set.”
“You need the right fuel for the body.”
“Young players are starting to come up as well and they will see me as one of the older, experienced ones.”