My job is to be fit and I'm really blessed that I get to go and work out and live a really healthy lifestyle.

You touch every other ball and, if you screw up, you only have one more person to back you up. You can't go hide in the corner.

Breathe, believe, and battle.' My former coach, Troy Tanner, told us that before each match. Breathe-be in the moment. Believe-have faith that you can rise above it. Battle-you gotta be prepared to go for as long as it takes.

Passion is a huge prerequisite to winning. It makes you willing to jump through hoops, go through all the ups and downs and everything in between to reach your goal.

But they've [my children] made me better. They hold me more accountable for who I am and who I aspire to be, and they make me want to be better. And that's not just as a mommy, but as a woman and as an athlete.

I love that our sport is sexy. I think it is appropriately so.

I firmly believe that when you have a foundation of respect, love of what you're doing, and a shared vision, so much is possible.