"I work differently. I enjoy creating a space around me and not getting too high or too low. But I am continuously looking to get better - not just as a tennis player but also as a person dealing with new experiences."
"I take a lot of enjoyment out of imagining myself as... I dunno... a wall. I keep adding bricks to my wall or little house."
"I was 14 in Barcelona, and when I initially went there, I didn't see my mum for six months and my dad for four months. Australia is far from Spain, but I don't remember how long or how short the days felt. I think what was most difficult for my parents was that if anything went wrong, they couldn't say, 'OK, we'll be there in a couple of hours.'"
"I definitely would like to go to university."
"When someone doesn't have a sense of humour, it kills me."
"I want to make sure I leave no stone unturned when it comes to my career."
"I have grown a lot in this area, but I used to be quite rigid and found it difficult to accept change."
"When I was five, I wanted to be a cleaning lady; when I was nine, I wanted to be the world's number one tennis player."
"I want to be at the end stages of every tournament that I play - every time."
"I have always and will continue to put myself in the mix at the end of every tournament. That's what I play for."
"I feel confident that no player can step on court against me and feel confident that they will come out the winner. Every match I take part in, I have an equal shot of coming through as the winner."
"What is best to hope for and what everyone is working towards is to elevate the quality of women's sport and to bring it to a level where it is seen as something that is very entertaining, something to be admired, to be looked up to, to put it in that level playing field as a product to be sold equal to the men."
"When I was young, I associated playing tennis with being part of historic moments, being part of these epic battles and coming out victorious, having those trophy moments. That, for me, is what I saw and aspired to."
"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've been raised with a decent head on my shoulders."
"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."
"If you look at the likes of Agnieszka Radwanska and Svetlana Kuznetsova, they've been around a long time and been successful for a long time. That speaks volumes for them."
"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."
"No matter how much you train, you can't replicate the stresses that the body takes when it's in a competitive environment."
