Quotes from Ana Ivanovic

I'm very determined, and I know I can achieve, so I don't let little setbacks put me down.

A smile is a curve that can straighten out a lot of problems.

Everyone wants to be happy - people find happiness in different ways. While you want to pursue your career 100 percent, I think it is very hard to give 100 percent in something else. It's important to find this balance, and priorities change throughout life.

When you mature, you also get more secure about yourself. You see things differently.

Sometimes it just becomes so technical that you forget what you're doing. If you start thinking about how you come down the stairs and think about how each muscle is working, you can't go down the stairs. Anyway, I'm a person who overthinks and overanalyzes everything, so if you give me one thought, it creates a lot more.

Once I became number one, I started working even harder. I changed my technique, but injuries started creeping in - it was a big mistake, as I was doing something right to get to that spot in the first place.

Sport doesn't build character, it shows it.

I think it's better not to mix professional life and personal life - although it is hard.

The time during bombings was definitely difficult for everyone. My parents, they really protected me from it, and we came through together.

I really love fish, so I'll mix between that and meat, but I have to have protein. I can't survive without it.

You're never out of the game until you've lost the final point.

Even if I play backgammon with my coach, I hate to lose. I won't talk to him for, like, an hour. So imagine how it feels when you lose at tennis. That makes me determined not to lose because I hate it so much. Even at a set down and match point, I always believe I can come back.

I have always been very dedicated to tennis, and it's true that I made some compromises in my life. For example, I never went out to parties when I was younger, and I spent less time with friends.

In tennis, a lot of parents are accused of driving their kids into tennis. I would say I'm the opposite: I drove my parents into it. They didn't take it that seriously until I was about 11 or 12 years old, when they realised I had an opportunity to go pro.

It's important to understand that you have to dedicate time to your sponsors, to have relationships with the people and the media, but it is also hard when you are first coming up and your primary focus is on tennis.

I was watching tennis on TV, and between games, they were showing a commercial for a tennis school. I wrote down the number, gave it to my mom, and said, 'This is what I want to do.' She thought it was a joke, but I was very stubborn, and I kept bringing it up.

Tennis has given me so many opportunities, and I feel very lucky to have achieved whatever I have, especially coming from a country that does not have a great history in the game.

It was different when I was young, aged 20, playing the French Open. I didn't have so much experience. I just played tennis because I loved the game.

Tennis has opened a number of possibilities for me, and in future, it would be great to give something back.

I admire Roger Federer, not only for his tennis but also for his personality.

For my fifth birthday, I got a small tennis racket. That's how I started.

If you are happy in your private life, and - that will affect your tennis, and that will help you, actually.

All we see is gym, tennis court, and bed.

I'm very proud to be a professional tennis player. I'm really happy to be doing something that I love. With this comes responsibility, and I am honored when I am told that I have inspired someone to play tennis.