My mom's chicken, with rice and gravy was my favorite dish as a kid, and it still is now. That's my favorite meal from her or from anybody. It's a family favorite.

It's remarkable she [Venus Williams] plays at all, given her Sjögren's syndrome [an autoimmune disorder that can cause joint pain]. She's back, winning tournaments. She didn't allow society to tell her, "You have this disease; you can't do that anymore." I look at her, like, "She's not playing at 100 percent. You are. You don't have excuses." Knowing what she went through helped me try to be a more positive person.

I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.

I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.

Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.

You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out. We're always told what's beautiful and what's not, and that's not right.

Hopefully I'll be able to mature one of these days, get serious, and at least have them [kids] pretty fast.