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. Johanna Konta More Quotes by Johanna Konta More Quotes From Johanna Konta In my experience, most players act the way they do in their own self-interest, in getting their emotions out and basically working with their own demons on court. Johanna Konta demons emotions experience way Ultimately, I play for myself, and I take responsibility for my own actions. Johanna Konta own myself my-own responsibility Results come and go; tournaments come and go. Johanna Konta come-and-go come go results If you keep a healthy state of mind, you give yourself a great chance to bring out the best in yourself. Johanna Konta yourself best you mind 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. Johanna Konta best champion sweet world Honestly, I am in love with my dog. Johanna Konta am i-am dog love 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. Johanna Konta i-am looking me work 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.' Johanna Konta parents dad remember long I definitely would like to go to university. Johanna Konta definitely go like university When someone doesn't have a sense of humour, it kills me. Johanna Konta sense someone me humour I want to make sure I leave no stone unturned when it comes to my career. Johanna Konta leave stone career want I have grown a lot in this area, but I used to be quite rigid and found it difficult to accept change. Johanna Konta accept difficult used change When I was five, I wanted to be a cleaning lady; when I was nine, I wanted to be the world's number one tennis player. Johanna Konta lady cleaning tennis world I want to be at the end stages of every tournament that I play - every time. Johanna Konta end want play time I have always and will continue to put myself in the mix at the end of every tournament. That's what I play for. Johanna Konta end will myself play I feel confident that no player can step on court against me and feel confident that they will come out the winner. Every match I take part in, I have an equal shot of coming through as the winner. Johanna Konta step feel me winner When I was young, I associated playing tennis with being part of historic moments, being part of these epic battles and coming out victorious, having those trophy moments. That, for me, is what I saw and aspired to. Johanna Konta battles trophy me moments I didn't associate playing tennis with making a living until I was maybe 18 or 19. Johanna Konta maybe playing living tennis I have good people around me who guide me, tell me where I should put my money. Johanna Konta good me money people
