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It's just nice to see people enthusiastic about their tennis and want to learn and improve - for me that's the most important thing - I still love my tennis.

When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.

You are always talking about yourself and tennis and how you are feeling. I try to avoid it when I don't have to.

Tennis is an individual sport, and I am quite a self-conscious person.

Tennis is my life, obviously; I need to focus, I need to win. But it's not the only thing. I'm not going to play forever.

I always try to have something that keeps my mind relaxed, keeps my mind a little bit off tennis.

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life.

Tennis is all about mental toughness, and you have to keep your head in the game. I make time to relax away from competition pressures, travel and intense training schedules to make sure I'm looking after myself. Taking time out with family and friends helps to maintain the work-life balance everyone needs.

Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.

Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.