Sometimes some of the toughest things you deal with end up being the best things because you realize the people that you can rely on, that love you and support you through it.

I'm not squeezing the balls. That's not part of my process.

I didn't alter the footballs in any way

My mom was a great tennis player, and I remember being six or seven years old watching Steffi Graf and Monica Seles in Wimbledon in my house. I've always been a tennis fan.

You put all the other stuff aside and go out and do your job, and mine is to be the best I can be for my teammates.

You can't go out and practice average on Wednesday, average on Thursday, okay on Friday and then expect to play well on Sunday.

As athletes, we think we're heroes, but when you witness firsthand what I saw yesterday, you realize who the real heroes are.