I wear a lot of tight dresses, so I'm like, 'I need to do my sit-ups!'

All those lessons that I've learned on the court, I have applied them to my life outside of the court in business, my company, called V Starr interiors, an interior design company, and EleVen, which I wear on court.

It's thrilling and it's an honor to be part of something bigger than your own self.

The naysayers, they don't mean a thing.

I remember watching the Olympics at home as a kid. It was one my Dad's dreams to win an Olympic medal.

I don't come to tournaments to make friends, to go to parties, to hold conversations. I come to be the best, and I'm not mean and cruel and dirty.

Serena and I, we don't have anything to prove ... we still set a very high standard.