I try not to be protected. Because I feel like you can become a little bit of a robot. That's not who I am. And I don't want to be monotone. It's important to be yourself, whatever the cost.

I'm not one to blame anyone else for anything. And I don't think anyone else should either.

We're sisters, we're roommates, we're all that.

If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.

When I first started really playing, in '98, I was super excited to see all the people I grew up watching. ... I loved Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, and Pete Sampras.

I always say if I play my best it's difficult to beat me

I'm a high-performance athlete: I'm running, I'm sprinting, I'm sliding, I'm doing pretty much everything and the last thing I want to worry about is my chest. I want to just worry about playing the sport at the highest level that I can.