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

Am I the greatest? I don't know. I'm the greatest that I can be.

I'm an athlete and I'm black, and a lot of black athletes go broke. I do not want to become a statistic, so maybe I overcompensate. But I'm paranoid. Oprah told me a long time ago, 'You sign every check. Never let anyone sign any checks.'

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'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.

It's a lot of bling to play with. You got to have the bling.

I meet people who say, "Girl, I watch every match, and I pray for you." I feel that energy and those prayers. Sometimes when I'm down on the court, in the back of my mind, I'm thinking, "They want me to win. Is there anything else I can give?" It encourages me to do better, to fight harder.