By growing up at a center for people with special needs, I learned to always fight hard to achieve what I want. In this regard, I was incredibly lucky.

As a child, I was lucky to have the support of my parents because starting a tennis career is a very expensive adventure.

I was a little bit lost in my head after winning a Grand Slam. You're like: 'So what's the next goal? What do you want now? Where do you want to be? It's not a problem if you lose.'

The first years when I came to New York, everything was too big and too much. For me, it was too difficult here, but bit by bit, it became one of my favorite places.

Football needs its roots, it needs its connection with the supporters. But those in charge seem to think they can do without them.

As a general rule, Las Vegas sports books take boxing bets only on major fights.The same is true of most Internet gaming sites. Within that framework, not only does boxing allow participants to bet on their own bouts, it sometimes encourages them to do so.

I believe that athletes - especially female athletes in the world's leading sport for women - should serve as role models.

I don't believe in that kind of pragmatic career ladder stuff.