Heather Watson

I've learnt I can compete with the best in the world.

Wins and losses just blur into one as you move around the world playing matches.

People ranked No. 80 or No. 90 in the world are tough to play.

I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.

A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.

Seeing to it that a youngster grows up believing not just in the here and now but also in the grand maybes of life guarantees that some small yet crucial part of him remains forever a child.