I could never have gotten back into my career without the undying support of my husband, who works full time at a stressful job! We decided that we were going to do this as total partners and it is a 50/50 deal with us.

I think I'm pretty down to earth.

You always see people coming back to the sport, and I've always thought, 'Gosh, when you're done playing, wouldn't you just want to stay at home?'

In the history of women's tennis the great players have come back from long absences with no problems.

They would wake me up when I was sleeping, and say sing a song for our friends. I had a sweet voice, I had a nice little tenor voice. God knows what I sang, but my whole family would admire me.

So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?

Our men and women in uniform put their lives on the line for our nation every day; they should not have to jeopardize their financial well-being as well.

I won't ever put myself in a bad position so that people can say bad things about me. I make smart decisions, and my friends and my family, they are all there for the right reason.