100 Quotes by Johanna Konta

If you keep a healthy state of mind, you give yourself a great chance to bring out the best in yourself.

I love potatoes - roast potatoes, mashed potatoes - I just love potatoes.

No player can step on court against me and feel confident that they will come out the winner.

I work differently. I enjoy creating a space around me and not getting too high or too low. But I am continuously looking to get better - not just as a tennis player but also as a person dealing with new experiences.

I take a lot of enjoyment out of imagining myself as... I dunno... a wall. I keep adding bricks to my wall or little house.

We made the U.K. our home, and I'm lucky enough that I get to call myself British and have such great support at home.

I was 14 in Barcelona, and when I initially went there, I didn't see my mum for six months and my dad for four months. Australia is far from Spain, but I don't remember how long or how short the days felt. I think what was most difficult for my parents was that if anything went wrong, they couldn't say, 'OK, we'll be there in a couple of hours.'

I definitely would like to go to university.

I've always wanted to become a grand-slam champion and to become the best in the world. Without that, the victories aren't as sweet or the defeats as motivating.