I didn't associate playing tennis with making a living until I was maybe 18 or 19.

I have good people around me who guide me, tell me where I should put my money.

I think every single girl you face is good at handling pressure. That's part of why they're successful on a regular basis from season to season and over a lot of years.

I'm constantly trying to be strong, to be calm when things get tough. The biggest part of that is keeping things in perspective, not being afraid of playing long matches, not putting too much pressure on yourself. It can't be all or nothing, right here, right now.

It's the trials and tribulations that really test a person, and coming through those difficulties is what shapes a person's character.

If I'm ever in a position where I'm serving to win a grand slam, I'm sure that I will be feeling giddy inside. I will have sweaty palms.

Everyone can play well. There's very few margins that set us aside from each other.

Everyone is out there to beat me, so I go up against every single player to have a battle.

My dream is to become the best player in the world.

It's really easy to catastrophise everything. I'd like to think as I've gotten older, I do a bit better with that.

When I was a little girl, I dreamt of winning grand slams and being No. 1 in the world. That dream stays the same as long as you're doing the career that you're on. I think it would be silly for that to change.

I had a lot of ear infections when I was younger, so I didn't learn to swim until I was about 14.

For me, it's always been tennis. I haven't really explored any other avenues.

I really enjoy representing my country and think the principles of what Fed Cup is about and the team environment is a great thing to be a part of.

In my experience, most players act the way they do in their own self-interest, in getting their emotions out and basically working with their own demons on court.

Not everybody gets a home slam; not everybody gets home events. I am part of a very select few who get that opportunity, so I can only really be grateful for that.

It's always nice to be in great company and to be among great players.

I haven't really looked at myself as someone that needs to prove a point to anyone.

I'm very proud of my achievements, whatever they will be.

Ultimately, I play for myself, and I take responsibility for my own actions.

I don't know what it is to feel very British, but I feel that it's home, so I'm very happy to represent Great Britain.

I guess I have a reasonable physique for the sport I do.

I think I'm a good athlete.

Australia is my birth home, so it will always be a home of some sort. But I'm very happy, very pleased to be representing Great Britain. That is my home, and that is where my heart is. That is where I grew up, essentially. So when people ask me where I'm from, where is home, that's where it is.

Number one consideration is always availability. Then it's about - for me and, I guess, for every player - the connection with the coach, like with any relationship: how you work together, the chemistry on court.

Tennis is a small world.

For me, it's just staying in the present, enjoying what I'm doing, and making sure I'm making the kind of improvements and moves forward that I want to.

I strive to get better and better in understanding how the world works.

Everyone gets motivated or inspired by different things.

I don't look for a fight or look for animosity or tension where it's not needed.

I had to experience many situations and emotions to develop, and I'm still striving to become the kind of competitor I want to be.

No player can step on court against me and feel confident that they will come out the winner.

We made the U.K. our home, and I'm lucky enough that I get to call myself British and have such great support at home.

Not many people can say, 'I was top 150 in the world for something,' in any discipline.

I needed to go through certain life experiences, and not just on the court, to make me into the competitor that I am, and also the person.

There's a great group of people around me, and I think it's the way they all work together with me which makes me a very lucky girl.

I don't think circumstances change who you are as a person. I don't believe they change your values - unless you willingly would like them to.

I try to stay very true to the kind of person that I want to be and the kind of athlete and the kind of professional I continually strive to be.

Everyone is trying to make that breakthrough into the top 100.

I made my older sister cry playing Monopoly once.

Winning is, of course, rewarding; who doesn't enjoy winning? But for me, it's about more than just winning: it's about knowing I'm putting in the day-to-day work to get a little bit better every time.

Meeting Bono was definitely a highlight of my life!

I'm a British citizen, and I'm incredibly proud to represent Great Britain. I've also represented Great Britain in the Olympics, so I'm definitely a British athlete.

I'm not a fan of drama.

I'm out there to play my sport, to showcase my sport. I'm not an actress.

I'm not a drama queen.

I definitely think about lifting the big trophies, and I dream about winning slams or making it.

I love competing in front of a crowd. I enjoy the performance.

Winning Wimbledon would be a childhood dream come true.

There's a real difference between singles tennis and working as part of a team.