Li Na

“People in China say: 'If you love your children, send them to New York. If you hate your children, also send them to New York.'”

“I just follow my heart.”

“I've played in a lot of big matches and you learn from them.”

“Of course, after I retire I want to be the housewife, really.”

“I look forward to competing.”

“I think because I was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam, people were thinking: 'She's not like normal people.'”

“I think players changing coaches is normal.”

“I need some time to recover. I'm not a machine.”

“I felt sad because everyday I had to wake up early to practice before going to school. After school I had to go back to tennis again, and then after tennis I had homework. I didn't have time to play.”

“Just because you win the French Open it doesn't mean you can do well at Wimbledon.”

“If I didn't do well at Wimbledon maybe Chinese people will forget about me.”

“People know what I'm doing.”

“In badminton, they use a lot from the wrist. But I use a lot from the shoulder.”

“I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around.”

“It was a big decision to leave the system because many people said I would fail.”

“I don't need to worry about being idolised.”

“When I got into the sport I was so fat that my manager said he should send me to boot camp to lose the weight!”