Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Clijsters is a former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles...
NationalityBelgian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth8 June 1983
CityBilzen, Belgium
CountryBelgium
best glad happened healthy injuries injury learn life looking means moving time victory wins
I'm just glad I'm healthy and moving well, ... Looking back, the injury was the best thing that could have happened to me. I had time to learn about myself. Now I have friends and a life off the road. This victory means more to me than the other wins here because of the injuries I've had in the past.
enjoy happen happier match quickly realize round winning work
I was happier winning my first round than winning a tournament, just because it's a satisfaction because you've put so much work into it, ... You realize how quickly it could be gone. That's why you enjoy each match because it can happen again.
grand happens maybe time
Maybe it wasn't my time yet in those Grand Slams. Everything happens for a reason.
happened last matter mature shots
It's just a matter of going for my shots all the time. I'm a little more mature after everything that happened last year.
best happened maybe proved reason sitting
I just think that I proved to myself that I can do it, that I'm up there with the best of them, ... Everything that happened happened for a reason. Maybe that's the reason I'm sitting here with this trophy.
good hands luckily sure
I'm sure I was in good hands up there. Luckily I made it back.
again bad beat came good last points saying shots wants
I know that I didn't play bad points there, ... She had to come up with good shots, and she did. Obviously, it was a little frustrating. I was saying to myself, she came up with those shots at the last minute. Let her do that again if she wants to beat me.
both happy obviously speak spoken
I know that he's happy. I have spoken to him. I am obviously going to speak to him (again). They're both happy and that's all that I wanted for them.
beat feeling good great knowing opponent problem tennis third tired
I know that I'm not going to get tired if I have to play a third set, and that's a great feeling to have -- knowing that that's not going to be a problem for me. I can go out there and play that third set, knowing that it's going to take my opponent to play good tennis to beat me.
effort knew twice
I knew I had to put in twice the effort if I wanted to come back.
balls bit break eventually knew rhythm
I knew that once I could break her rhythm a little bit and keep getting enough balls back that eventually she would miss, and she did,
couple last match maybe stanford tired traveling weeks
I know after the match in Stanford that I have to be ready. But maybe she will be tired because she has done a lot of traveling in the last couple of weeks having been to Beijing.
came fights-and-fighting kept means proud seems staying win
I'm really proud how I came back to win tonight. I kept fighting, kept staying in the points, and I got her tired, as well. It means a lot. As the years go on, every big win seems to mean a lot more.
amazing feeling hard last means
It's still very hard to believe, ... It's an amazing feeling to have, especially after being out for so long last year. It means so much more.