Martina Hingis

“I've always been a fighter. I'm not the most talented, but I'm one of the scrappiest.”

“Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands.”

“It's always great to be back on the court and playing, to be able to do what you love.”

“I'm not the most powerful player, but I have the strokes and the feel for the game.”

“It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.”

“You have to be a little bit of a masochist to be a tennis player.”

“You grow up, you have to go through a lot of stages. That's life.”

“I never looked at my rankings. I just tried to win every match.”

“Doubles is a lot of fun. I'm able to use a lot of my skills, my hands, my volleys.”

“I feel like I'm a smarter player now. I'm not as fast, but I'm smarter.”

“I was always a big-time, big-match player. I felt that I could rise to the occasion.”

“When you are a young player, you are a little bit more carefree.”

“Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.”

“My mom's the one who taught me everything, not just about tennis but about life.”

“Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.”

“I just like to play tennis. I like to compete.”