"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."
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"As far as everyone else's opinion, I mean, if I would have thought that everyone was right, I probably wouldn't have left Compton, so I don't get too caught up on what the next person thinks."
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"I have been recently diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which is an ongoing medical condition that affects my energy level and causes fatigue and joint pain."
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"It's amazing when tragedy strikes, how strong you find that you are, and I'd seen other people go through horrible things. And I just thought, "Wow, I would be a complete mess," and then suddenly when it happens, you realize you had more strength than you knew and it helps you to get through."
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"My parents always told us, you know, you have to get your education. You're not supposed to become a statistic."
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"It's a great feeling to have accomplished what I have, but I want to do more."
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"The outfit is inspired by Alice in Wonderland. It's kind of about a surprise, because when Alice goes down the rabbit hole, she finds all these things that are so surprising. This outfit is about having a surprise in a tennis dress, and showing some skin and then just having a print. Prints don't happen that often in tennis. So it's called the Wonderland dress."
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"When you step out on the court, I don't think anybody thinks about age. Because if you're out on this tour it means you deserve to be here. You've got the skill. It must mean you know how to play."
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"If you give me a short shot I will attack you. I'm not a baseliner who rallies. I try to get the point over with."
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"I don't carry a purse when I fly because I have my Hello Kitty carry-on. I'm the biggest adult supporter."
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"Chiropractic gives me the flexibility I need to keep in the game."
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"So what if you fail? At least you'll know what not to do when you try again."
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"It's what I've trained for, from the first sketch to the fabric. Making dresses that are different from the usual style, and a lot of fun to wear."
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"You know, growing up my - you know, I came from Compton, Calif., and, you know, it was a place where a lot of people did come out when a lot of people stayed. So I've been able to see the top and the bottom of life, and I think that balances you if you allow it to and if you remember where you came from."
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"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."
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"Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do...but I think you have to."
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"It's easy to stand back, but to move forward and take a chance, that takes a little more guts, a little more courage."
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"I'm not a trend person. I don't want to look to my right and see somebody in the same thing."
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"My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn't always happen, but that's what I try for."
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"If you're not a competitor, you've just got to go home."
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