"I love hitting aces. It's not easy, but it makes your life a lot easier."
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"I've always considered myself the best and the top. I never considered that I was out of it."
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"I think I actually made a very kind gesture out of nowhere; I decided in the middle of that match that for every ace I hit I want to donate money. I just think people should honestly look at themselves before they judge another person. I've never been spoiled. I want a Range Rover very bad, but I refuse to spend the money to buy a Range...The diamonds are borrowed. I won't buy them because I'm too cheap."
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"I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back."
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"Everyone in this room knows that Venus is probably one of the greatest people on the tour. She's really great. She's super professional. Complete opposite of me."
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"How many people yell at linespeople? I see it happening all the time. I don't know how many times I have seen that happen."
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"I just could never have imagined that I would be mentioned with Chris Evert or with Martina Navratilova, because I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet. Living in Compton, you know, this never happened before."
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"I always say that when I'm playing well, no one can beat me. I'm not just saying that to sound full of myself or anything, but it's true."
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"We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I'm the best in the world."
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"I'm not one to blame anyone else for anything. And I don't think anyone else should either."
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"I don't want to be like some of those celebrities walking around, just so full of themselves. I always want to be down-to-earth, want to be a person like when you meet them, they're the same person that you think of them in the article or something."
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"Who says that your thirties is when you're supposed to be done? I would like to know who made that rule!"
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"To this day, I don't love my arms. People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I'm not complaining. They pay my bills."
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"I played pretty well in my twenties, don't get me wrong! But my consistency is better [in my thirties], my momentum is better, my wins are quicker."
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"I think it's bad when people start booing between serves."
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"I try not to be protected. Because I feel like you can become a little bit of a robot. That's not who I am. And I don't want to be monotone. It's important to be yourself, whatever the cost."
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"I'm a big supporter of this product for women. And [my relationship with the brand Berlei] was so organic. I would go to the store and buy 40 or 50 bras every year because I could only get them in Australia at the time. And then eventually they heard that I would come and take all the stock."
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"I think a smile can make your whole body. Models, they look fabulous, but they don't smile, and they look so mad."
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"If I'm not playing well, I do get down on myself because I am a perfectionist. [So I need] someone who believes in me more than I believe in me, someone willing to work as hard as I work. I don't understand what no means or what failure means; I only understand what yes means and try again means."
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"I feel like I'm really young and I'm only thinking about my career and continuing playing."
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