I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall
The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you're very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.
I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.
You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
You just have to prove to yourself that you can go out there and be the best that you can be and not prove anything to anyone.
With a defeat, when you lose, you get up, you make it better, you try again. That's what I do in life, when I get down, when I get sick, I don't want to just stop. I keep going and I try to do more. Everyone always says never give up but you really have to take that to heart and really do never definitely give up. Keep trying.
Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.
I don't like to lose-at anything... Yet I've grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God's reward, then losing is how he teaches us.
If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.
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.
I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.
Am I the greatest? I don't know. I'm the greatest that I can be.
I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.
Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they're afraid of having too many defined muscles and being made fun of or called unattractive.
When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
Since I don't look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good.
Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.
I don't have anything to prove ever, ever in my life. If I have something to prove, what does that mean for everyone else? And I think everyone should have that attitude. You just have to prove to yourself that you can go out there and be the best that you can be and not prove anything to anyone.
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 don't go there thinking I'm going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I'll do the best that I can. I need to be at my peak and my best is holding up the trophy. Anything less I wouldn't be really excited about. So that's all I can focus on.
If you smile things will work out.
Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you've ever had.
I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.
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.
