Brandy Norwood

I’m always smiling and happy.

America’s Got Talent’ has really opened a lot of doors for me. I want to do a lot more TV.

Music is all I know.

I wash my face every night with Ivory soap, and I don’t wear much makeup.

There’s a lot of people out there who go through hard times, and they feel alone. They feel like nobody is there. But I’m in the same boat.

You do not send me to Brooklyn to get a cheesecake and then I come back and you’re gone.

I’m getting excited before every single game. The trophy at the end is less important than the process itself.

The only thing I had on my mind was tennis, and sometimes girls,… My life was all about tennis. My office was the whole world. The word home didn’t really exist.

Everyone is entitled to have their own opinions.

I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it’s just a great month of parading.

It was a very unbelievable day for me. It’s special to begin the clay season like this. Beating Roger in the final is even more special, it’s great.

Certainly I would like to have some of the qualities of other players and obviously from Roger Federer. But believe me, there are plenty of other abilities that are important, particularly mindset and strength.

I became a player who goes to a lot of effort while training, who can rely on his will and his mental strengths.

I just wanted to see how the shorts felt again.

Since I was a kid, I’ve wanted to do sports for a living. In the beginning, I played a lot of soccer, but in the end I chose tennis. I love sports in general … But tennis is my passion.

What distinguishes tennis is respect for one’s opponent, one’s conduct on the court.

Before, I wouldn’t have sacrificed anything for tennis but when I met Barbara it was different. I would have sacrificed tennis for Barbara.

I cannot win this year but I can play good on grass

Playing well or playing bad, I have to play aggressive. I must play aggressive.

It is important to recognize the small successes.

As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid. But as you get older they both – winning and losing – get easier.