Quotes from Angelique Kerber

When I was growing up, I was watching Steffi... she taught me, actually, that I'm on a good way and try to believe in myself.

The ranking... it's just a number.

When I was a kid, I was always dreaming to one day be the No. 1 player in the world, to win Grand Slams.

My grandfather has a big influence on me; without him, I wouldn't be where I am now.

I'm feeling good about my movement on grass courts; I can serve a little bit better. This makes me much more dangerous than on hard.

Serena, for me, is one of the best players in the world. She is a great person and a great champion.

When you know you can run forever on court, you're not worried that you can play three sets. I think this is really important for your confidence.

I was trying to be improving my game, being more aggressive, and not just playing from the defensive end.

I don't like to come to tournaments, like, one week before, because I just need, like, a few days, and then I'm ready to go for it.

I really tried to play more intensely in practice and not play like maybe two, three hours just like that. I just go to court and spend a lot of hours as well on gym, or just make a lot of sprints and movement.

I'm ready for every single match every single day.

My whole life, I've been working really hard, and I can say I'm a grand slam champion.

Now I can say I'm a Grand Slam champion, and it sounds really crazy.

Winning the second grand slam, it was a bit different. I don't have anything to prove anymore. I am at the top: number one.

My dream was always to win a grand slam, and my second dream was to be No. 1.

If the day ever comes when I am world No. 1, then great, but for me, the biggest dream was to win a slam, and I did it.

When I won my first Grand Slam in Australia, and we came back, I had much more confidence. I had much more belief in my game, about my improvement.

I won my second Grand Slam in one year. That is the best year in my career.

You will always have ups and downs in your life and your career, but just stay positive and go for it.

Just follow your dreams and be patient.

I think the message from me is that you can work very hard, and someday, the work will pay off.

'Nothing to lose' means I can go out there and try to play like I'm playing, without pressure, without nothing.

I know that I can beat everybody, and this is what also gives me a lot of confidence and motivation for going out there and playing with a lot of emotion.

To win the major, you have to play two weeks your best tennis and deal with a lot of things around, to put things together so to be really focused.