My priority when I get off the plane and get to a city is get situated at the hotel and then go on site and get a good practice in. Sometimes working out can help with getting over jet lag as well.

I always travel with a cashmere blanket - I take it everywhere with me!

Every single day, my parents fed me balls. Eventually it turned into having a coach, and then it went to being at an academy. You know, it worked out pretty well.

I really wanted a tennis dress. My parents told me that if I played, they would buy me one. I was like, 'Hey, I'll try it.'

It's one of those things where eventually in your career, it kind of switches from being the young up-and-comer to someone who has had results and the other person is trying to raise their level to play. I think it's a privilege.

For me it's just never being satisfied with what I've done and always just wanting more and more.

You can almost get overwhelmed if you start focusing on Serena being on the other side of the court.

It can be tough and lonely on the road, but at the end of the day we get to play professional tennis for a living, and I wouldn't change it for the world.

I've been on my own and traveling for years now.

I was getting, at like 18, 'Why haven't you won a Grand Slam yet?'