Even though now I'm pretty popular in my country and tennis is the No. 1 sport, and I'm very flattered that the people recognise me and come up and give me compliments, I'm more a person who likes to have privacy and peace.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Tennis is an individual sport, and I am quite a self-conscious person.
I'm amazed that years after I stopped playing tennis, people still recognize me in restaurants and ask for my autograph.
It's that I have a good personality and am a good tennis player.
I'm not saying I'm something special. I might play a little better tennis than other people, but it is because I was given the chance, and not many people are.
That's what I love about tennis: As an individual sport, you can't hide behind teammates.
It's tough when you're No. 1. You don't have any private life, you can't even walk anywhere. I think that was one reason why I lost my motivation to play tennis.
I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people.
I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people. Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.
It's true I always try to be as seductive as possible but I wouldn't be here if I couldn't play tennis.
There are people who love you and people who hate you, but for me, more so, people only think they know me by how I act or perform on a tennis court.