“Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.”

“It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.”

“I'm always on the court with my dad.”

“My dad loves to eat, and he loves everything I make!”

“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.”

“I love design.”

“My style is kind of eclectic and I don't like to do the same thing over and over again. I like to have fun and explore myself so you won't see the same design.”

“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.”

“The principle of the design - the harmony, rhythm and balance are all the same with interior and fashion design.”

“I do expect a lot from myself, but it's also a balance of being... positive and also pushing yourself.”

“I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I'm tough, let me tell you, tough as nails.”