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
crowd flags great matter people speak supporting thank travel
I would like to thank all the Belgian people who have been here today, ... We travel all over the world and we go to so many great places, and I think I can speak for Justine, too, no matter where we go there is always a lot of Belgian flags in the crowd supporting us.
early extra grand motivated nice people player provide talk win
It's too early to talk about that. It was nice the way the people reacted there (in Belgium) after she won. I think that's great. Any player would like to win a Grand Slam. But that doesn't provide any extra motivation. I've always been very motivated at the Grand Slams.
ambassador ask bother good known nice people rather talking win
A lot of people ask me, 'Are you too nice to win tournaments?' I mean, you know, I'd rather be known as a nice person who was a good ambassador for the sport of tennis. But, I mean, it doesn't really bother me too much what the people are talking about.
focus grand people won
A lot of people just focus on the things that I don't have. I know I haven't won a Grand Slam, but I've won a lot of other things and I've been working very hard.
people saying
I know from day one that people have been saying that (I am favorite),
jumping people prefer relaxed
I prefer people who are relaxed in my box. I don't want people who are jumping up.
messages people phone
I had 75 messages on my phone when I looked. I didn't know that many people had my number,
mad people stressed
People get so stressed and nervous and mad.
sports athlete people
Athletes have a certain stubbornness that carries us through and makes us do things that people say we can't do.
attitude career enjoy matter missed realized shot wrist
I've realized a lot more how much I missed tennis, ... That's the whole completely different attitude that I have now. No matter what I do, I'm going for it because it could be over. If I get another wrist injury, if I have anything else, my career could be over very soon. That's why I want to go out there and just enjoy every shot that I can hit.
again hard packing settled start
It was very hard for me to start packing again because I was getting settled at home.
either good hit lines rhythm straight tough win
It was tough to find a good rhythm out there tonight, ... She went for everything and either hit the lines or made unforced errors. But I did everything I had to do to win to win in straight sets.
came gave match points third
It was tough, ... I gave everything I had on those match points and she just came up with better shots. I said from the third set on, 'Just go for it.' It worked.
aggressive game knew second though
The second set I just knew I had to play aggressive and just keep going for the lines. Even though there's a lot of wind, you just have to play your game and not think about it too much.