If anything, we haven't changed much since we [with Venuse Williams] were kids. We really are the same people.

I'm really super feminine, and I'm really soft. I'm very sensitive, I realized.

In the locker rooms, I'm always suggesting, "You need Berlei." Because it's the best brand for women and for me.

I just could never have imagined that I would be mentioned with Chris Evert or with Martina Navratilova, because I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet. Living in Compton, you know, this never happened before.

My mom taught me how to sew when I was super young; I used to make clothes for my dolls. When I finally went to [fashion design] school [in 1999], I really took to pattern making. Everyone in class was good at something; I was the person, if you need help with your patterns, you come to me and I would help you out.

Couple years ago I was No. 7 and I ended up top. So I kind of like the position that I'm at right now. It's hot.

I was just tired of losing... Life was passing me by.