I've got so many things coming across my desk right now that are nonfootball related, I can't stand it.

With expectations, when you throw that stuff out there, when you put a bunch of pressure on yourself to reach those goals, you don't do anything different. You just keep working to get better.

When you have things taken away, you promise you'll never take anything for granted ever again.

I've always just tried to treat people with respect, build relationships with players and coaches... build a trust.

It occurred to me that it would benefit me to play without emotion - well, without emotion others could see, anyway. Card players profited from having a poker face so opponents wouldn't know how good or bad their hand was, and I figured a deadpan expression would work in tennis, too.

As an athlete, there is no bigger compliment in my mind you can pay a guy when you say he can get the job done despite the obstacles he'll face.

Football in Brazil is seen as a masculine sport, even with a lot of people accepting the female sport.

I just see myself as an athlete and a competitor, someone who just works really hard at trying to get better at golf.