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.

I think no matter who you are, or what you do, just be nice.

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

I think when it's a high-stress situation, my tennis definitely takes a big dip.

There is nothing like Wimbledon. When I think about tennis, I think about this tournament.

My thought process when I'm on the court is always thinking about getting better, and thinking about how I'm playing. Thinking about it as a process, as the big picture and what I need to work on, instead of being close-minded and thinking, 'I'm so nervous and have to win this match, if I don't, it'll be the worst.'

I've done some meditation stuff like apps on my phone, but sometimes it's just about breathing deeply taking some deep breaths and slowing my mind down and focusing and something simple that can really help quiet my mind.

Wimbledon just is the epitome of tennis.

It wasn't until people started asking me what my plans were for the future - if I would go to college or go pro - that it really hit me what I wanted to do. I decided I wanted to go pro and try to be in Wimbledon.

I've had people ask me whether I'm concerned about wearing makeup into a match, for example. One year, an on-court commentator asked one of the girls to twirl after the match. Surely, he's not going to go up to a man to ask, 'Can you do a spin for us?'

I grew up by the Mississippi River, and I would swim in that as a kid.

I started full-time training when I was 10, signed professionally when I was 14, and won my first match at the same age.

Let's just stop being bullies face to face, online, whatever.

I definitely have been working a lot on the mental side of my game.

Accept others for their differences, what makes them different. That's what makes the world the world.

I know it's a cheesy thing to say, but I just want everyone to be able to get along.

As far as cities, one of my favorite stops every year is Rome I think it's super fun to play there, because the tournament is really cool and the fans are super engaged, but also you get to walk around going to dinner, and the history - it's truly one of the most amazing cities in the world. I love it.

When I have a nice rhythm going, and I have my toss in the right spot, when everything is kind of working how it's supposed to be, I think it's just really easy, you know, and I don't have to overthink on it.

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

I think the biggest thing is knowing that those thoughts of panic are probably going to go into your brain, and just accepting it... So that's been the biggest thing. Not fighting it and trying to think I'm going to have the perfect mentality the entire time. That's not going to happen.

I'm a big fan of grass. It definitely suits my game.

It's not the end of the world if I lose. I try to keep it all in perspective.

I think one big thing for me that I need to work on is being able to separate my feelings and emotions from my matches.

I don't really identify myself as white or African-American. I'm just me. I'm Madison.

I think it's definitely hard for the people who just out of nowhere come in and they do really well and all of the sudden the spotlight is on them.

Serena's always been one of the best, and she will forever be one of the best tennis players in women's tennis.

Being away from the game and just remembering why I love competing and all of that, I think it helped me tremendously.

I think it's especially hard when you start at an academy, because everything is decided for you. And then when you go with U.S.T.A., there's only so many decisions you can make.

I will never be able to say 'Yeah, O.K., I'm good,' you know? I will always want more, and more, and more.

There's just so much girl-on-girl hate. It happens to start in high school, and then it builds and gets bigger and bigger, and it seems like for some reason there's this mentality that if another girl does well, she's taking my spot.

No one who has gotten second place at a Grand Slam is ever like, 'Yeah, now I feel fine about it.' Everyone wants the other trophy. But it inspires you to work harder and get yourself in that position again so that you can use what you've learned.

Sometimes it takes work to find a great group of friends whom you feel super comfortable and confident with.

Sometimes I have lapses of attention, and I can lose some points very quickly - that's been a big thing for him.

Being an American, we're very lucky that all of the attention is very rarely just on one person. Unless you're Serena - then it's on you all the time.

I think when you're younger and you're watching people play on TV, you always say that you want to be at the French Open - you want to be playing Grand Slams. But then actually being there doing it, it kind of blows you away thinking, Wow, I actually used to think maybe I could do that one day, and now I'm actually doing it.

I think when I start thinking about results, I stop playing the right way because I start getting too nervous.

Being able to rely on the matches I've won - at first they surprised me - but I've slowly been able to build confidence.

Love' is a big step. It's a big word. You have to work your way to it.

My first U.S. Open main draw, it was a big stadium and I wasn't really used to it.

I think my biggest thing is learning when to hit which serve when, not doing the exact same thing over and over. Because O.K., great, it's 120 miles per hour, but they're standing right there, and they just block it back.

My nerves tend to dissipate once the match starts. When I know I've practiced as much as I can and I do my best and leave it all out there, I feel OK no matter what happens.

We do get to do what we love. I think that's really special, and I think sometimes we get really caught up in the winning and the losing and rankings. And at the end of the day, we get to play a sport that we love for our jobs.

Since I came on the tour so young and I won my first match, I've had a lot of comments like 'You'll be a top player one day.' I got to the point where, as nice as it was to hear that, I almost stopped listening to it. I was almost putting added pressure on myself.

I think I'll always consider the Quad Cities home.

Everyone else wants to hear 'I wanna be Top 5,' or 'I want to be winning a Grand Slam.' Those are all goals of mine, but I'm not going to put a time limit on them.

My youngest sister does not like tennis at all, and she'll be the first one to tell you that, which I find pretty funny.

Both of my grandmothers have always been really good bakers, and I was always in the kitchen helping them. Obviously I can't eat a lot of the things that I make, but just baking it and giving it to someone makes me feel really good.

I can play the No. 1 player in the world in a pretty close match.

I would like to think I can win a trophy or two, but the main thing for me is to focus on consistency.

When you're 13 or 14, sometimes you wake up in a bad place. You feel like everything's out of your control. You don't know what to do.