I love working with kids and helping others, so I feel like a career in teaching would be perfect.

I just like being around people, especially nice people, and there are a lot of nice girls on tour.

Sometimes I need a boost, and I go for something that's a little bit more intense and a bigger beat.

There are so many tough opponents out there and tough competitors so I've never liked to look ahead.

I like to be with my friends and my family, listen to music and read books. Things like that relax me.

It's always been a thing. Like, I don't touch my belly button. That's something nobody knows about me.

If I'm not Top 10 or seeded every tournament, it really doesn't matter. I can beat anyone on a good day.

I have nothing to lose and think that it's a positive thing that I am young and playing on a good level.

My mom was always the support. I can always go out to her and she'll always find the positive in things.

My dream was always, when I was a little girl, to be number one and to win grand slams as the number one.

I think a lot of us women feel like we deserve to play on the big courts in front of a big crowd as well.

Young players are starting to come up as well and they will see me as one of the older, experienced ones.

I want to do well for myself and my sponsors... but I feel no pressure, because I don't play for the money.

The most important thing is friends, family, and the people around you. That's what really makes you happy.

I get treatment every day, just to keep on top of my body and help me recover, and it's really helped me a lot.

I think you just have to take life as it goes, and I believe you never get things put on you that you can't handle.

The only one I feel pressure from is myself to go and give my all for every match and, obviously, I'm a competitor.

I'm quite careful. I like to buy nice things for myself, but I like to also be reasonable. I think I'm pretty careful.

I used to always be the young one playing without pressure, but I am just happy to be where I am and enjoying my time.

I love The Cheesecake Factory, especially the chicken marsala. I almost always pick that dish; it tastes unbelievable.

With the depth of the women's game, the entertainment it gives, and the work we put into it, I think equal pay is right.

It's very expensive to be a professional tennis player with all the travel and the flights and the hotels and everything.

I think it is very important to have a life off the court, and to me, it wasn't that hard to balance tennis and a relationship.

Very few women get asked to be in the swimsuit issue, and I'm really proud to be one of so many beautiful and empowering women.

I love a good steak. I like my meat. I love broccoli - it's one of my favorites - and corn, too. I mix it up with my vegetables.

My mom is my great supporter. It's always nice to have her around. She can cook. It's nice to have some home-cooked food sometimes.

When I get the questions, I answer what I can answer. If they ask me about the match, I cannot really say that I like eating bananas.

I'm thankful to be able to team up with a company like USANA that cares about my well-being and I know we can do great things together.

You can either feel sorry for yourself and lay down and cry, or you can actually learn from it and move on and find all the positives in it.

I like to bake, so sometimes I do the desserts. I don't eat too much desserts, though, because I need to be able to move around on the court.

I start laughing every time because the media talks to me like I'm finishing my career and I only have one year left and time is running out.

My dad has always been my coach. And I've spent so much time with him. So he's one of my best friends. And I can talk to him about everything.

Whether you're tall or shorter, or a little bigger, more curves, skinny - you just have to be proud of what you have, and everyone is beautiful.

You have to be that 1 percent or 2 percent better physically so you have more power and energy left than your opponent when you go to a third set.

Pretty hard to sweep me off my feet. It would have to take someone very special. You never know. I guess when you least expect it, it's going to come.

I try to be myself and, of course, be a good role model. I don't really find it hard, but you think about what you do and that other people look up to you.

I always feel if I work hard, if I can practice 100%, then the results will come. Whether it's the first tournament, the third tournament, it's going to come.

Even when my opponent hits a very good shot, I don't just want to get it back. I want to get it back so they have difficulty. And then I can control the point.

I would suggest that you only take advice from those people who have a lot of experience and who you trust as well. Also, be extremely conservative with your investments.

Golf can be tougher than tennis when things go wrong, because you can't explain things by saying that your opponent played better than you. It's a cruel sport in that way.

My parents paid me small amounts for cleaning my room or cleaning the dishes and stuff, but I never really had a real job before I started on my professional tennis career.

I don't really spend money like crazy. I buy what I need and what I really want, and if I'm buying expensive things I do think about the purchase many times before I buy it.

I have a sweet tooth. Milk chocolate with the caramel fillings - that's my guilty pleasure right there. But I think that's all right; we have to let ourselves indulge sometimes.

I believe the best in people. I believe if you need a bathroom break you go to the bathroom. If you need treatment, you get treatment. I don't think any rules should be changed.

I think that's my personality, to have a good laugh and not to take myself too seriously. And of course I have my things on the court but when I'm off the court I just like to have fun.

I have proven people wrong so many times. I was told when I was younger there is no chance I will make the top 100, top 50, top 30. Every time I have proven them wrong. It's kind of nice.

I like playing at the U.S. Open because I like New York. It's a nice city. You can do anything there. It's one of my favourite cities in the world. I also like Indian Wells and Miami, too.

My mom was a volleyball player, and my dad was a soccer player. I never thought about it, but they always served healthy food at home, and I love it, and it kind of was a regular part of my day.

I was using a lot of the physios on the tour, which are also very good physios. But it's just... when you have someone personally for you, obviously, it's always better, and I can get treatment at home.

I would want to bring up my children. Therefore, I have no dream to make my mark. Instead, I enjoy economic freedom my hard work has given me. It means that I can give my children the best start in life.

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