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One thing I've done is surround myself with people who are as good as me or better.
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For me, being part of the WTA tour is a privilege. Every day I wake up, it's a privilege to be able to go outside and do what I love. It's a privilege to be able to make my own hours, even though they're long, but I make them.
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For years I felt that I didn't have enough stamina and then, four years ago, I felt like I was not getting enough air but I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma. The medicine for asthma never worked.
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Life is challenging but I'm always up for a challenge.
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'Oh and Oh' is a tennis term... It's a nice way of saying you took your opponent to pieces.
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Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting to wear. And hopefully, it will get me a gold medal.
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The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed.
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I'd like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.
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Right now, I'm at the top of the world in my game so my focus isn't on when I'm going to end. My focus is on playing the best tennis that I can, and there is no end to that.
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It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.
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The message I like to convey to women and girls across the globe is that there is no glass ceiling.
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You have to stay on top and learn from mistakes.
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You have to do things right to stay in business, and that's not easy, and that's a choice on a daily basis, the choices you make in how to run your business and how to have a point of differentiation and how to be true to your brand, how to offer something that people want and to offer something that you love.
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Self-doubt is real. Everyone has it. Having confidence and losing confidence is real, too, and everyone has been in that position.
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I want my opponents to look at me across the net and just not want to play me because I look so fit and amazing and strong. So that's always my goal.
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Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.
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Interior design is a business of trust.
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I've always found the rain very calming.
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I've gone to school for business, for design, for architecture.
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Sometimes women who are taller aren't comfortable with it, but I love being tall.
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Losing is no fun no matter who you lose to.
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I try to get in some extra carbohydrates and protein the night before and during my pre-match meal. I also eat about 200 calories right after to help rebuild my muscles.
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Sports are a great place to show that equality can happen.
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Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there.
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