Conference call
June 20, 2006
About Hingis' comeback:
"It definitely sparked my curiosity."
"It would be so cool," she said of the prospect of a return, before cautioning "at the same time I look at it realistically."
About her back...:
"I have a bad back. I have a chronic spinal lumbar dysfunction. That's the proper name for it."
"It's not one of those things that bothers you on a day-to-day basis. If I exercise a little too much, it does bother me. The main problem is if I start training for like six hours a day on a professional level, that's when it’s really troubled."
"If I exercise one or two hours a day, it doesn't bother me at all."
"(World Team Tennis is) very competitive, but it's at a level for me physically personally that it's a very short amount of time. My back doesn't start to get bad."
"For me, it's a great opportunity to play team tennis. It's fun, but it's very competitive. We get into the team spirit. It's a great way to be on the court again. It's a short amount of time. I can really have fun and play some great tennis, because I do miss it very much."
Comeback one day?:
"I would only come back if I was 100 percent mentally and physically. I'm excited [for Hingis]. She has so much more to give to the game."
"Well, it's very hard to say right now,. I don't know exactly what the goal is right now. I'm just kind of taking a break, taking it a day or month at a time.
"Believe me, I would like to know also. If I would have known, I already would have made some kind of statement or announcement or something because, as you can imagine, I get these questions all the time."
"It's also very hard for me. Really, I want to be honest and I don't want to raise anybody's expectations or even my expectations."
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