As a child, the family that I had and the love I had from my two parents allowed me to go ahead and be more aggressive, to search and to take risks knowing that, if I failed, I could always come home to a family of love and support.

The thing you don't dream about as a kid is all the peripheral stuff that comes with success.

I don't get to live by different rules. The same boundaries that apply to everyone apply to me.

My mind is my biggest asset. I expect to win every tournament I play.

I'm trying as hard as I can, and sometimes things don't go your way, and that's the way things go.

It's something you have to find from within. You have to keep pushing yourself from within. It's not about what other people think and what other people say. It's about what you want to accomplish and do you want to go out there and be prepared to beat everyone you play or face.

My dad has always taught me these words: care and share.