Ball talk

"I realise with Payne's death that you have to relish every last minute that you have in sport."

- Todd Woodbridge on Payne Stewart. "I had my parents on my side and I had god on my side. . . I'm not religious, but I did need a little help from upstairs." Even the greatest of champions Pete Sampras cannot do it on his own.

"We didn't work hard to be on the circuit. We worked hard to be the best."

- Venus Williams being typically coy about her and her sister Serena's talent.