I know many of you thought that I would be retiring today, but if I was ever going to announce my retirement it would not be in a downtown Los Angeles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet.

I find a lot of inspiration in street style and watching women walk, the way they wear things and what they're wearing.

Well, fans always root for the underdog.

I'm an afternoon tea type of girl. I come from a Russian background where we love our teas. So between lunch and dinner after training I come home and I love a nice cup of tea with jam in it, as we drink it there. Black English Breakfast with raspberry jam is my favorite.

I love what I do and I love being an athlete, but I also love all the things that have come with it.

I mean, I think I'm doing a lot better than other people that have had shoulder surgery in their careers. Some people have never come back.

You have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it's been a good ride so far, but it's not over yet.