"Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there."
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"For years I felt that I didn't have enough stamina and then, four years ago, I felt like I was not getting enough air but I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma. The medicine for asthma never worked."
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"I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest."
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"My motto is: I'm alive, so that means I can do anything."
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"Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will."
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"In my mind, I'm always the best. If I walk out on the court (and) I think the next person is better, I've already lost."
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"Losses have propelled me to even bigger places, so I understand the importance of losing. You can never get complacent because a loss is always around the corner. It's in any game that you're in - a business game or whatever - you can't get complacent."
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"Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there."
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"Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing."
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"When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything."
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"In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body."
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"If I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California."
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"My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously."
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"I don't have time to be negative."
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"Id like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis."
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"I have to say accounting almost killed me."
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"My motto has always been that you can't say, 'Oh, it won't happen to me.' You have to say, 'That can happen to me.' So always be aware that things can happen."
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"It is very important not to think about losing."
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"Everybody's got their problems. The important thing is not to complain about it."
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"Nerves are normal. You can't be cured from them unless you're a machine."
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