Sometimes, you know, once you pay your taxes and once you pay your expenses, once you've lived this life, things add up quickly. And it's easy to become a statistic. And that's something I've always tried to avoid, and I've always said, hey - not that it won't be me, that, hey, it could be me.

I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I'm tough, let me tell you, tough as nails.

I think I can change the game.

Id like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.

Every Olympics is something special. If you're fortunate enough to play for your country - there's just so much energy. It's truly amazing.

It's easy to stand back, but to move forward and take a chance, that takes a little more guts, a little more courage.

My dresses are designed to win, so going through it, I think about, what do I want to represent? So, definitely, Vera Wang has been an inspiration for me.