"I was always at peace because of the way my mom treated me."

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"I was always at peace because of the way my mom treated me."

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"Honestly, I'm more into the computer, the Internet, and checking out scores or the news."

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"I always give Lindsay so much credit for her tennis game, for her attitude, for her person, and because of how she deals with all the things. I don't think people give her enough credit for how well she's doing."

Attitude

"Sometimes I wouldn't give an interview because I didn't have the time or something else was more important. So they come up with a story which I don't think is always true, but they have to sell papers."

Time

"The first point is always to believe in it when you go on court and then you have the chances to win."

Sports

"I grew up on the tennis court with lots of other kids. There were like 40 kids all afternoon and I was one of the youngest ones, so I always had to chase everybody to keep up."

Sports

"The top players talk more now, and we have more meetings. We're just trying to get things better. But we still need somebody who could make a difference."

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"I think the whole boycott thing was a bit too much. It's because we're accomplished so much in women's tennis in the last two, three years. We deserve something better."

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"Now that I beat Lindsay I feel much better."

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"I don't think it's a low point being in the finals of the French Open, three points away from the victory."

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