Grass is a surface I have always loved, Wimbledon is a tournament I have always loved.

Life is not worth living if I cannot have pasta or bread again.

Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it.

I knew that maybe I couldn't be playing again, but I just wanted to get in physical shape.

I've thrown away lots of my old diaries - you never know who might get their hands on them. But I have kept a few notes on the good old days.

I appreciate very much being injury-free.

It shifted attention away from that and Ive never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.

It's so difficult to find time besides the tennis.

I never hanker after the past - I prefer to devote myself to new tasks.

I don't wake up every day and think about which tournaments I won and which titles I hold. It's something I don't care about.

I suppose it's amazing how quick life goes by when you have children.

I am a person who sticks to her word.

I think it takes people to get to know you and the recognition comes over time.

I don't like the word 'businesswoman.' Perhaps 'committed mother' would be the best description.

My big dream was to work as a photographer for 'National Geographic.'

There is no relief at it being over. There is the joy of winning it.

It doesn't hurt to lose my crown, it hurts to lose.

I don't ever look back. I look forward.

Age, what is it? It's not a figure that has ever meant anything to me.