Martina Hingis's Quotes

We had a poster of the Davis Cup in 1986. It was in Prague, the Czech Republic against Sweden, and we went to watch, so I got the poster. You couldn't get all the posters. You were lucky if you got one.

When I was 4 my mother got divorced and we were very close to each other. I always wanted to be with her. She took me everywhere. When she went for dinner with friends or when they had meetings at the tennis club, I was always there.

I was always at peace because of the way my mom treated me.

The older you get, the more you learn.

Any tournament you go to, you want to win it.

Honestly, I'm more into the computer, the Internet, and checking out scores or the news.

I didn't have the same fitness or ability as the other girls, so I had to beat them with my mind.

I don't think it's a low point being in the finals of the French Open, three points away from the victory.

I have good anticipation, and good reaction to the the ball because I've played so many matches in my life.

I still speak Czech with my parents because I was born there.

I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the other women in sports.

I've lived for 10 years in Switzerland, so I speak German.

Now that I beat Lindsay I feel much better.

Right now I like baseball, hockey and tennis players. And horseback riders.

Sometimes you want to make your own experiences.

The first point is always to believe in it when you go on court and then you have the chances to win.

The game overall has gotten so much better, stronger, more physical parts to the game.

Well, maybe at home I don't have the best image.

He is still my father. He is still a person I know I could trust and he would never do anything against me. Once you're at the top, there are not many people like that. People always want something from you.

I always give Lindsay so much credit for her tennis game, for her attitude, for her person, and because of how she deals with all the things. I don't think people give her enough credit for how well she's doing.