I saw Serena in Toronto, and she was not fit at all. She was not striking the ball well at all and struggled against a girl who was ranked 92nd in the world.
When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.
Robert became the most important force in my life for my young tennis career. He was part father, part brother, part tyrant. The perfect coach.
My sister and I are opposites in many ways. She is six feet tall, while I'm five feet four.
My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year.
My mind started wandering. I started playing carefully, instead of playing the way that had gotten me to that point. I had to force myself to keep driving the ball.
My brother Jeff is now my agent at Advantage International in Washington, D.C.
Lindsay Davenport was saying 12 months ago that this might be her last Wimbledon, but things have completely changed because she's healthy.
I was 5 when I began semiprivate lessons.
I started tennis around age 2.
I realized that this was a professional tour stop - the event was called the Avon Futures, a satellite tour of the Virginia Slims.
I knew I needed to take balls out of the air if I could put them away. I wanted to end the points a little sooner and be more aggressive.
I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.
I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships.
From one match to the next, I kept on winning.
To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.
By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events.
I think there are more questions in the first week than we've seen in a long time.
I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980.
Martina at 48 certainly is well worth watching still, ... Martina still has one of the best volleys on the tour. Her technique is the best. That's pretty impressive.
Pam has always been my glamorous big sister - 13 years older than I. She played on the women's circuit for nine years and came home to tell me stories of France, Japan.
Venus hasn't been to the semis for a couple of years in a Grand Slam - she's been coming back from injury.
Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots.
I think there are more questions in the first week than we've seen in a women's Grand Slam in a long time, ... There's a real question of how the top players are going to play and how physically fit they're going to be.
We all need to show a debt of gratitude toward Billie.
Picture Quotes to Inspire and Delight