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Just do what you love. This is what I am doing.
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When I was growing up, I was watching Steffi... she taught me, actually, that I'm on a good way and try to believe in myself.
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Clay is not my surface; everyone knows that.
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When I won my first Grand Slam in Australia, and we came back, I had much more confidence. I had much more belief in my game, about my improvement.
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Puszczykowo is an important place in my life. I feel like I am at home there.
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I'm one of the best players in the world. I think I can be proud about this.
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Patience, discipline - giving everything on court... This is what I'm trying to bring in every single match.
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On clay, you know that you have much longer rallies, and you must run for maybe two or three hours.
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I am trying to be nice to everybody, and then, of course, everybody's nice to me.
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I don't like to come to tournaments, like, one week before, because I just need, like, a few days, and then I'm ready to go for it.
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I did a few TV shows in Germany, lots of media.
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The ranking... it's just a number.
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Just having what's important, to have people around you to support and take care of you. That's the most important thing when you are a professional athlete.
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To win the major, you have to play two weeks your best tennis and deal with a lot of things around, to put things together so to be really focused.
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Of course, you have always the goal for years to go there and to reach the top, but then if you are there, you actually don't know what to expect.
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I know what to do to go for it and just take the game in my hands.
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To play against Serena in a final is something special. You know you must play your best tennis.
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Against Serena, you never know how she's serving.
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I just have to play my best against my opponents.
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My dream was always to win a grand slam, and my second dream was to be No. 1.
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It's a new situation. Of course, you have always the goal for years to go there and to reach the top, but then if you are there, you actually don't know what to expect.
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I have a team around me to support me.
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I know how to win big matches.
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To see that hard work paying off is very good.