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The most challenging thing is people do see me as a tennis player, but I've had a lot of opportunities because I am a tennis player. And I don't mind that.
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You can never get complacent because a loss is always around the corner.
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No one goes into the office for fun. You go, and even if you love it, you're there to work.
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As long as we set up equality, we'll go in the right direction.
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Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.
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Win pretty, win ugly, just win.
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I'm only seeing tennis balls these days. And maybe the occasional fashion sketch.
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The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.
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A lot of times, I don't just do juice; I do the whole thing blended to keep the fiber.
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In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.
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After almost 30 years of playing this sport, I've learned something. I've learned that, no matter what happens, or happened... or where you are, or where you've been... at the end of the day: tennis is tennis. It's always, always tennis. And there's nothing better.
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No TV, no acting for me. I'm kind of a more behind-the-scenes kind of woman even though what I do is very public. I'm really low-key and I don't need to be the center of attention.
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You have to let fear go. Another lesson is you just have to believe in yourself; you just have to. There's no way around it. No matter how things are stacked against you, you just have to every time.
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I love design.
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Just know what's inside your food.
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When you're a big sister, it's a great job. I don't know how little sisters feel about their job, but when you're a big sister, you're supposed to take care of everything. And you feel good about it. I do.
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I love the food in Thailand because of the exotic spices they use. Their style of cooking is unique to their culture and always amazing.
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I don't think anyone wants to look in the mirror and say, 'I'm anti-woman.' They don't see themselves that way, and you can't treat them that way. But you have to tell the truth.
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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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My mom didn't want us to go to the candy house, she didn't want us to go to the ice cream truck, she didn't want us to go to the... There was actually a donut truck, if that makes sense.
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I always eat a huge breakfast on match days even though my stomach hates it.
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I think nowadays it's so easy as an athlete to become a statistic whether or not you lose everything or having trouble or whatever it may be.
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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.
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I always thought of it like, 'What can my body do for me?' and not, 'How do I look?'