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“I moved better today, and I just think I was a little more focused. It's getting used to this court and the balls, and each day I get better.”
“As a fan of 'Street Time,' I told myself that if given the opportunity, I'd love to be on the show. I am taking this role very seriously, because I want to excel and because I have respect for the series.”
“I was fighting, and it was pretty much all I had, ... It didn't feel good, and I wasn't moving to any balls. I was trying to shorten points and just do what I could.”
“I guess she went temporary insane,”
“Unfortunately I was advised ... that I shouldn't play because I developed some swelling in my knee that they can't get out.”
“I'm definitely picking it up each round,”
“Because of my ankle injury I had to take some time off so my leg isn't as strong as it needs to be, ... So the pain in my knee is a result of that.”
“It's definitely getting better and better with each match.”
“To be the world number one is very important for me,”
“I've always been a beauty junkie. I've tried every product. I'm addicted to products. I can't go into the mall without buying everything. I said to my manager, 'I should get a beauty deal, I'm going to go broke buying all these products.”
“She also has a devastating backhand. I am going to have to play pretty close to the way I did in the semi-finals to come close to beating her.”
“If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.”
“I really wanted to win. I've been working hard the past couple weeks. I'm just taking baby steps. Whatever happened, I was going to keep fighting,”
“With my time schedule, I'd have to have a small role, ... but I'd like the movie to be all about me, so maybe I can get hurt in the beginning of the movie and I can just stay in a coma until the end.”
“I didn't put it on tight enough because I was rushing to go out. I was hoping it wouldn't fall, but I knew in the back of my mind it would, and it did. I was like, 'OK, I'll just put them on earlier in my next match.”
“Part of our job is to create a must-see event that isn't simply contingent on who gets into the finals.”
“It's never as easy as it looks. I'm just happy to be getting through the rounds.”
“Family's first, and that's what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.”
“All my life I've kinda dreamed of being the best, and doing the best, and it hasn't always been easy for me. So I've been trying, but it's really special to have come such a long way, it's just really fulfilling. And the fact that I'm just making history right now and the fact that I was able to win four in a row, it doesn't happen every day.”
“There was nothing I could do in the first set, but I had plenty of chances in the second, ... We should still be out there.”
“We were talking in the locker room afterward,”
“When the dress was too big on Lyn, I didn't even show it, but I was really disgusted inside. I wanted to scream,”
“I can't become satisfied, because if I get satisfied, I'll be like, "Oh, I've won Wimbledon, I've won the U.S. Open. Now can I relax." But now people are really going to be fighting to beat me.”
“I don't think I played my best today at all. I don't think Venus did, either,”
“I need to start hitting more aces; my donation's going to be embarrassing, ... It's not looking so good. I might have to double it at the end of this tournament.”
“I just lost it basically, I didn't do what I needed to do.”
“I don't need to see the replay,”
“Hopefully, next time we meet will be in the finals. It's very weird and awkward and bizarre to meet so early. I don't think I played my best, and I don't think Venus did, either.”
“It was extremely hot out there. Was that the hottest I've been? Maybe. It was definitely one of the hottest,”
“Early on it's kind of very weird and awkward. And bizarre, to say the least,”
“I think the level of play out there -- because we play so hard, we hit so many winners, we go for a lot -- it's like a men's game more or less when we play against each other,”
“No one gets me more motivated than Venus because I don't want her to catch up with me yet. She's at five (Grand Slam tournament titles) now. I still have seven. So I got to keep ahead.”
“I've never been spoiled, ... To this day, I refuse to buy a car. I want a Range Rover very bad, but I don't feel as I deserve it. I refuse to spend the money to buy a Range. I don't live the elaborate life. The diamonds are borrowed. I won't buy them because I'm too cheap.”
“You know, it wasn't all of a sudden, ... She's been working hard for quite some time. She's always in the gym. She's always running miles. She's always practicing. She'll practice three, four hours if necessary.”
“I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.”
“I definitely feel like this is as good as I've felt in a while. I'm hitting better than I have in two years,”
“[Sister Venus said] every single thing ... I guess not every single thing, but at least on the tennis court - a lot of what she does, when she gives her best, for sure.”
“She played well, she was ready for the match and she's deserved to win,”
“It could come very soon. All I can do is play to get to the fourth round. Venus and I just have to get there. No one gets me more motivated than Venus. She won Wimbledon and has five majors. I still have seven titles. So I have to stay ahead of her.”
“Everyone talks about the Russians, I always thought the Chinese have a great slew of players coming up. Not only are they in the draw, but they're actually doing well.”
“Like I said, in a later round, it's definitely easier, ... I've never played her this early, so it's a little tough.”
“I told my Nike representative, 'Why didn't you guys use me for this? It was a joke. Like I said, I'm not in the competition.”
“I was just having problems at the end because I was moving a lot and stopping a lot. It always gives me a little trouble after a certain time period. Nothing happened out there to make it worse at all.”
“Honestly, I began to think, 'OK, well, I'm not going to go for the lines, I'm not going to go for my shots.”
“I don't think the audience had something to do on my performance. I think they are always supportive and we were cool, ”
“I definitely feel I have the game to be number one and I would not strive for anything less or let it enter my mind.”
“I think she's maybe even a little better now. I will have to be ready.”
“She wasn't tough to play. I shot myself in the foot. I definitely won that match.”
“She's playing unbelievable. I'm just going to have to pick up, ... Each game I'm picking up the level of my play.”
“She's playing unbelievable, so I'm going to have to pick it up. Venus has been working hard for quite some time to turn this thing up. She's always in the gym, running miles, always practicing. . . . It was just a matter of timing.”
“It brings out the eyes. I wear very light foundation, lip gloss. For me it's not about trying to look different, it's about enhancing what you've got.”
“It definitely could be very soon, ... but the only way to think about it is just play to get there, don't go out before. That's all we can do. There's nothing else I can do except get back to one and two in the world.”
“Honestly, I've never read any comments about my fitness. I don't read the papers -- I always look at the pictures.”
“It's hard to go out there and get it right. But I'm fighting and I'm hoping,”
“I saw one of me running and I was like, wow, my hamstring is that big? I had no idea my muscle was like that.”
“I didn't get tired at all I think I just started flat, ... Maybe I was thinking about something else. I just was really flat. I knew it. I was like 'Serena, get more pep in your step.'”
“It boiled down to who could hold serve and I felt my serve carried me today. It's the best I've played in the last few weeks. It's baby steps and I'm going to get there.”
“I definitely wanna a good beginning at 2006 and just for this, I'll focus on getting back in shape,”
“I just couldn't get them. Next time.”
I can't say I'm sad, ... I can't necessarily say I'm very disappointed.”
“I can't believe I'm out of the tournament.”
“It's obviously extremely disappointing to have to play my sister in the next round. But I can't tell you the disappointment. Hopefully one of us will be in the quarters and we'll just have to go from there.”
“I saw one of me running and I was like, wow, my hamstring is that big? I had no idea my muscle was like that.”
“I definitely have found a balance, ... I've had so many offers in the past to do different movies or different thing and I always choose tournaments over it.”
“I told my Nike representative, 'Why didn't you guys use me for this? It was a joke. Like I said, I'm not in the competition.”
“I've had a bizarre year, ... Had a lot of downs. But I'm alive, I'm well, I'm happy. I stumbled and I got up. I didn't think I could get up at one point, and I did. That's like a huge step for me.”
“I have a problem, I think I have anger issues. I had a 24 hour bug and I'm just trying to get over it.”
“Definitely being a tennis player, because you have to sweat more.”
“So the pain in my knee is a result of that.”
“To me it doesn't matter. If they'd closed the roof I would have been okay, but if they kept it open I was fine too.”
“I was really set and very ready to play, I just made a lot of errors. I couldn't find my shots at all. I was hitting balls in every which direction.”
“Hopefully, we can build a rivalry and we'll be able to do this a lot. Make a legacy, then retire champions.”
“I talked with Tom Hanks. I saw that movie 'Turner and Hooch' at least 50 times. It took all my guts to go up to him. I went up to him, I was like, 'Can I have a picture?' We talked acting; he wanted to know what I was doing. We talked a little tennis. I mean, he knew all about myself and my sister.”
“I don't think you realize, I have a fashion company,”
“I disagree 100 percent with that, ... We've had some incredibly tough matches.”
“I played terrible. I never expected a tough match like this. I'm disappointed I couldn't perform better.”
“I'm really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I'm really sexy.”
“This has been such a disappointing year for me because I'm such a competitive person and I like to win for myself and for my fans,”
“For the younger sisters, we always look up to the older sisters because they're always ahead of us and they always win.”
“I just played terrible. Sun played very well and was ready for the match. I'm disappointed I couldn't perform better today.”
“I think I actually made a very kind gesture out of nowhere, ... I just decided in the middle of the match, you know, for every ace I hit, I want to donate money, stuff like that. So I don't get that one.”
“There's no better stage than the U.S. Open for me. I definitely love it.”
“Tennis just a game, family is forever.”
“Honestly, I've never read any comments about my fitness.”
“I've always considered myself a philanthropist.”
“Just competing is no fun for me. It's not satisfying,”
“I definitely had my chances that I could have capitalized on, but I didn't,”
“What makes me happy is the effort. I had a really good effort today. I'm trying to add new dimensions to my game.”
“I didn't do anything right. I think I was better off staying at home. I've never been one to lose well,”
“We always go three sets,”
“I played her this time last year. She played me really tough. She went on to have a great season, doing well at the Olympics and some other tournaments. I know Mary is definitely no pushover, especially against big players.”
“I'm definitely picking it up each round, ... I'm definitely playing better than I was even a week ago and two weeks ago. I'm getting better and better.”
“She's playing unbelievable, so I'm going to have to pick it up. Venus has been working hard for quite some time to turn this thing up. She's always in the gym, running miles, always practicing. . . . It was just a matter of timing.”
“There was nothing I could do in the first set, but I had plenty of chances in the second, ... We should still be out there.”
“I'd prefer she not umpire at my court anymore. She's obviously anti-Serena.”
“I am going to carry on grunting. It's not my business to control what people think.”
“I'm feeling actually the best I've felt in a really long time. I wish I could have gotten those drop shots. I just couldn't get them. Next time.”
“My Wife and Kids.”
“I think it's just a matter of time before it's introduced at different tournaments. It's definitely the future and it's definitely coming soon.”
“I'm feeling really good, ... I'm just I'm not feeling too much pain out there at all...I didn't get tired at all, I think I just started out flat. Maybe I was thinking about something else. I just was really flat. I knew it. I was like, 'Serena, get more pep in your step.' Once you got down, I just got a little more footwork. I was just flat for some reason.”
“I can't believe I'm out of the tournament. There's no one, beside Venus, who would beat me,”
“So, I can only imagine what it must be like in New Orleans, especially looking at all the footage, all the rain, all this horrible stuff. I thought it would be just a halfway decent gesture.”
“She is simply too strong, ... I expect to learn something from her, and if I am lucky enough, maybe I could create some chances.”
“I'm not used to crying. . . . It's a little difficult. All my life I've had to fight. It's just another fight I'm going to have to learn how to win, that's all. I'm just going to have to keep smiling.”
“The first match is always the most difficult. You have to get used to the conditions, but it's the same for both players.”
“I think I'm playing okay, ... I definitely think I'm getting better and better. My knee's definitely feeling a lot better.”
“I wasn't used to the conditions and...I had to kind of gather myself. When I won the second set I was really relaxed and then I just got a little too anxious in the third and was missing a few shots.”
“We were just talking in the locker room about how horrible we played, ... I told her, 'You played terrible.' She was like, 'I know.' Neither one of us played very well at all.”
“I think that's definitely going to be the most exciting, ... One of us will be going to the quarters.”
“More than anything, I just wanted to go ahead and get the match over with,”
“She wasn't tough to play. I shot myself in the foot. I definitely won that match.”
“I'm disappointed but there's nothing I can do...There's really strong pain in my left ankle, and that cost me a slim hope of prolonging the match before losing it,”
“I think I was trying to kill myself out there,”
“Venus told me the other day that champions don't get nervous in tight situations. That really helped me a lot. I decided I shouldn't get nervous and just do the best I can.”
“I'm definitely disappointed. But there was nothing I could do out there today.”
“I played terrible,”
I Like this quote I dislike this quote“I just couldn't find my shots.”
“I said (to Venus) you played terrible,”
“I definitely had fun today. It was a nice match,”
“Maria should be ready to play, for sure,”
“It's really nice. My stylist pulled it for me. I fell in love with it, ... It's a lot of diamonds.”
“I definitely really was fighting in the first set, and played well in the tiebreak. She played well and wouldn't stop running the ball down.”
“She's playing great now,”
“So the pain in my knee is a result of that.”
“Venus and Serena: For Real”
“I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.”
“I was just tired of losing. . . . Life was passing me by.”
“I encourage everyone to assist in this great time of need. Thank you, Erica, for teaming with me for such a worthwhile cause.”
“We don't have play time anymore because she's always on the computer. ... I'm like, 'Are you serious? Why don't you come to the pool?' ”
“I don't think there's anyone besides Venus that could have beaten me at this championship, ... Honestly, I'm playing better than I had in Australia.”
“There's no one beside Venus who would beat me in these championships,”
“I don't think there's anyone besides Venus who could've beaten me at this championship.”
“It's obviously extremely disappointing to have to play my sister in the next round, ... She's playing unbelievable. I'm just going to have to pick it up.”
“There's really strong pain in my left ankle,”
“That would be a lot more than the aces.”
“I love tennis, ... Quite frankly, I'm tired of people saying I put tennis third and last in my life. If I did, I wouldn't be here playing. I wouldn't be here practicing. I could be at the beach. I could be retired. I could be drinking lemonade with my legs crossed in the sun on the beach. I'm not doing that. I'm not in Saint-Tropez.”
“I'm feeling OK. I'm still not where I want to be at, but I'm definitely feeling better than I was.”
“Last year we in Palm Beach got hit really bad,”
“I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before.”
“No, no, no, no, no, ... That was my point! What are you talking about? What's going on? Excuse me? That ball was so in. What the heck is this?”
“She should have a high level of confidence and I hope next time we play it will be in the final. Early on is awkward and bizarre.”
“Hopefully next time we meet it will be in the finals,”
“I played terrible. I never expected a tough match like this. I'm disappointed I couldn't perform better.”
“I definitely had my chances, ... I had a set point. I had a lot of different opportunities.”
“Maria should be ready to play, for sure,”
“It's never as easy as it looks. I definitely had some things I wanted to work on. I like the fact that I was playing a little closer to the lines.”
“I played her this time last year. She played me really tough. She went on to have a great season, doing well at the Olympics and some other tournaments. I know Mary is definitely no pushover, especially against big players.”
“I just made a lot of errors today. I just couldn't find my shots at all. Everything I was trying just wasn't working. It was just one of those days.”
“I will try my best,”
“I'm feeling, actually, the best I've felt in a really long time,”
“We're going in really fresh, ... We're going to have fresh legs and bodies, we're going to be able to stay the distance, and that's our goal.”
“Obviously I hope it's Venus.”
“Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.”
“I decided I can't pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it.”
“I used to do gymnastics, so sometimes when I would go to the pool, I would go to the diving board, ... But I was always too scared to jump off.”
“In order to beat Venus, I'm going to have to be (better). I think my biggest test will be Venus.”
“She has family from Louisiana and her fiancé is from Louisiana, et cetera, but she wanted to know if it was O.K. if we could donate them to the cause, as well,”
“Everyone's a threat. But I'm real serious. I'm here to be a threat as well.”
“It was now or never because I was playing the two-times champion,”
“When I was winning all the grand slams, I poisoned her food,”
“I had worn five carat diamond earrings at Wimbledon. But the earrings I had today were $40,000 earrings on loan and one fell out during the first set. New York and the U.S. Open are the biggest stages and I wanted to do something special. I love everything about the U.S. Open except the line calls.”
“I felt as if the match should have been over and I shouldn't even have been out there at that point.”
“Ankle's good, but I'm just dealing with some issues with my knee because of my ankle, ... Since it went bad, my ankle, my knee got a little weak. Well, weaker than it has been in the past...I was so angry (during the match), I just wanted to crack every racket. But I didn't do it. That's a plus...I wasn't even moving to any balls. I have tomorrow off so maybe that can help but I'll have to see what my therapist says.”
“My game has matured, and mentally, I've just matured to another level. That is a major factor in it. Some people mature really late.”
“Hopefully, next time we meet will be in the finals. It's very weird and awkward and bizarre to meet so early. I don't think I played my best, and I don't think Venus did, either.”
“There's definitely a lot of things I'm going to work on.”
“fits my personality. It's young, colorful, funky, cool — it's a great fit for me.”
“I send my prayers and my love to the hurricane victims, and their families. I am so saddened by the destruction and despair. I encourage everyone to assist in this great time of need.”
“Two or three years ago, she was playing really awesome, ... Now she's playing unbelievable.”
“People talk about the Russians and the Belgians but you've got to watch out for the Chinese next, ... They're everywhere in the locker room these days!”
“I always hope for the best for my sister. I hope she wins and we'll just go with that.”
“I'm feeling pretty good, actually, I'm not tired at all.”
“I just got angry that I was in the situation.”
“The knee just isn't 100 percent, ... It's hard to be out there when you know that you can't play at your best and could potentially make it worse.”
“I'm here to play female tennis. I've never been involved in men's tennis. . . . I wouldn't be tempted.”
“It definitely gives me a lot of extra motivation to get back up there. I started off well this year but I kind of fell off somewhere along the line.”
“I think it's great, I'm actually rooting for her - unless of course she plays me.”
“I didn't put it on tight enough because I was rushing to go out,”
“I think I just started out flat, ... Maybe I was thinking about something else. I was like, 'Serena, get more pep in your step.' I was just flat for some reason.”
“I like playing Jennifer a lot, I really do. She brings out the best in me.”
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