Every opponent is a new opponent. Trust me, they don't give a crap how many matches I have won.

If I would go out against some of these players and see them as their ranking, then I probably would have already lost before I even stepped on the court.

This tennis world, this tennis community, is very much a bubble, and it's very easy to get lost in here. You know, there is a real world out there still.

I haven't exactly grown wings or anything. I'm happy with how I have been playing so far this week, but my feet are firmly on the ground. I haven't cured cancer or anything.

I'm not invincible. I'm no Serena Williams.

I admire Serena Williams, because, I mean, who doesn't admire Serena Williams?

Never risk in the dark to search the light. Conversely, be light and shine in the darkness as a moon.

I guess whoever built and buried that IED out there in the desert will never know how far that blast traveled. But all things ripple out, cause shrapnel.

I started school in public housing. My dad had a sixth-grade education.

Television wasn't prestigious.

When I went to college, I discovered the Sega console, and 'Sonic the Hedgehog' became very dear to me.

The unclouded eye was better, no matter what it saw.

I don't create blurs. Blurring is not the most important thing; nor is it an identity tag for my pictures.

...the wise providence of God orders our affairs in many different ways and lovingly bestows on each one of us what is appropriate and profitable both for virtuous deeds and the mysteries of faith.

There needs to be a similar degree of flexibility and generosity in the recognition of the humaneness and worth of people who we generally consider as adversaries.

At the sight of blackbirds Flying in a green light, Even the bawds of euphony Would cry out sharply.