When I step onto the court, I don’t have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I find that after I play, my mind is clearer and I can come up with a better solution. It’s like therapy. It relaxes me and allows me to solve problems.

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"My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind."

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"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

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"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome."

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