It's so great to have that opportunity with so many young American players coming up now. It's just so exciting. We have to root for the home country.

I've always made some legendary comebacks since 1998 when it first started. So that's kind of just been my MO for my whole career.

I love "Phenomenal Woman." The experiences she had of being African American in the U.S. - that itself is a task. I appreciate the hardships Maya Angelou went through for our generation. I'm super influenced by the black people that paved the way for us.

Someone like Billie Jean King is completely my idol.

I want it to be more natural. Right now it feels really forced. Seems like I've never done a curtsy before, which may be true. But I'm looking forward to nailing it.

I am basically a blazer. If I were a clothing item, I would be a legging and a blazer.

I love metaphors. I've never been on this train. ... If I'm standing on the middle of a track, I'm definitely going to get derailed. I have to make sure that I'm on the train and not in front of it.