If you want a player to serve and volley more, you need to teach them to do that more, how to move at the net.

I don't play any tournaments to come second best.

It's not the end of the world to lose.

In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach.

I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation.

You have to go into each match believing you can beat all of the players.

Give it everything you've got. Leave nothing out there.

Where resources are plentiful (i.e. no constraints), you will find very little creativity. Where resources are scarce (i.e. many constraints), you will find an abundance of creativity.

I'll be supporting anyone but England.

I think most players would love, at one stage in their career, to say, 'I've been No. 1 in the world.

A believer may pass through much affliction, and yet secure very little blessing from it all. Abiding in Christ is the secret of securing all that the Father meant the chastisement to bring us.

Oh Google, she thought I was suicidal.

Seeing the obvious is often harder than seeing the hidden!

The softest thing I've ever heard are the wind chimes in my backyard. They are soft and cool and mellow.

For many young women, the dream of independence and a home of their own is a tantalising goal, while a lifetime devoted solely to catering for another person's needs would be hard to countenance.

Even when life challenges us, it's a gift beyond all measure.

Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on the surface it's far removed from your situation.

For me, there's a big difference between having a baby in your 20s and having a baby in your 40s.

I predict, not because I know, but because I'm asked.

Time travel and teleportation will have to wait. It may take centuries to master these technology.

I don't need to be 19 years old or starve myself for some weight or turn men's heads down that road. And thank God I finally know that.