I was planning to remain an amateur for a while.

I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships.

Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahead or change things if you were behind.

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.

Doesn’t matter how good you are. You know, you don’t even have to have played tennis at all. And, you can come out here and be able to hit the shots and run around and burn those calories.

It’s been brutal this summer, and maybe this will be a real catalyst for the WTA to look at,

So many times in the past on the women’s side of the draw you’d really have to wait until the second week before it became a little more interesting. But with Serena, I think her first matches will be extremely enjoyable to watch because of the curiosity factor: How fit is she, how well is...

She’s the real McCoy,

We all need to show a debt of gratitude toward Billie.

About three days. Shortest colleague ever. There was too much food around, right? Couldn’t stop eating.

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.

Lindsay Davenport was saying 12 months ago that this might be her last Wimbledon, but things have completely changed because she’s healthy.

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.

Rosie is just the best, … Anytime you get to be with friends in a nice area it’s a win-win situation.

She’s had a frustrating year physically. It’s amazing that she won the Australian Open in this shape.

From one match to the next, I kept on winning.

I started tennis around age 2.

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.

It seems like she’s really enjoying herself. She’s able to smile out there. She’s really fit. And she has that big, first-strike ability to get ahead early.

It’s about being with friends and raising money, … To me, that’s most important.

It’s not a coincidence there are this many injuries. If the WTA and (CEO) Larry Scott don’t take this as a big warning that something needs to be done, then they have got a problem.

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.

My brother Jeff is now my agent at Advantage International in Washington, D.C.

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.

I was 5 when I began semiprivate lessons.

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.

By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events.

Kim is playing the best tennis right now coming into the U.S. Open.

She’s not fit and not looking any fitter than she did at Wimbledon,

When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.

Venus hasn’t been to the semis for a couple of years in a Grand Slam – she’s been coming back from injury.

The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn’t take it because I was still an amateur.

Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots.

I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980.

I didn’t want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.

To meet my goals, I couldn’t let up when I was playing tennis.

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.

I think Martina Navratilova can do it.

I always loved it, … Even when I was 2, 3 or 4 years old I begged people to play with me. It’s great for the body and great for the mind.

She was not fit at all.

If I was a 13-year-old and someone like Billie Jean King came to a camp and told me the ups and downs of turning pro that would have been pretty helpful, … My participation and aim as a past champion is letting them ask questions.

In Toronto, Serena Williams was not fit at all, not striking the ball well at all, and went three sets with someone (ranked) 92 in the world,

What they remember you by is how many Grand Slams you win,

We’ve gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit – to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.