It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain yourself to.
If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
I wanted to use sports for social change.
In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.
Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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.
No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network. They have more companies they can get money from.
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
Sometimes you have to be satisfied. You try hard enough. Don't be so self-critical; don't be so hard on yourself.
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.
Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.
