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For the younger sisters, we always look up to the older sisters because they're always ahead of us and they always win.

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No one gets me more motivated than Venus because I don't want her to catch up with me yet. She's at five (Grand Slam tournament titles) now. I still have seven. So I got to keep ahead.

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It could come very soon. All I can do is play to get to the fourth round. Venus and I just have to get there. No one gets me more motivated than Venus. She won Wimbledon and has five majors. I still have seven titles. So I have to stay ahead of her.

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I don't think there's anyone besides Venus that could have beaten me at this championship, ... Honestly, I'm playing better than I had in Australia.

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I definitely have found a balance, ... I've had so many offers in the past to do different movies or different thing and I always choose tournaments over it.

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I definitely have found a balance. I've had so many offers in the past to do different movies or different things and I always choose tournaments over it.

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I've always been a beauty junkie. I've tried every product. I'm addicted to products. I can't go into the mall without buying everything. I said to my manager, 'I should get a beauty deal, I'm going to go broke buying all these products.

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I told my Nike representative, 'Why didn't you guys use me for this It was a joke. Like I said, I'm not in the competition.

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We don't have play time anymore because she's always on the computer. ... I'm like, 'Are you serious Why don't you come to the pool'

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If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.

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She should have a high level of confidence and I hope next time we play it will be in the final. Early on is awkward and bizarre.

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I'd prefer she not umpire at my court anymore. She's obviously anti-Serena.

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Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.

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I had worn five carat diamond earrings at Wimbledon. But the earrings I had today were 40,000 earrings on loan and one fell out during the first set. New York and the U.S. Open are the biggest stages and I wanted to do something special. I love everything about the U.S. Open except the line calls.

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I disagree 100 percent with that, ... We've had some incredibly tough matches.

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We're going in really fresh. We're going to have fresh legs and bodies, we're going to be able to stay the distance, and that's our goal.

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I used to do gymnastics, so sometimes when I would go to the pool, I would go to the diving board, ... But I was always too scared to jump off.

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Ankle's good, but I'm just dealing with some issues with my knee because of my ankle, ... Since it went bad, my ankle, my knee got a little weak. Well, weaker than it has been in the past...I was so angry (during the match), I just wanted to crack every racket. But I didn't do it. That's a plus...I wasn't even moving to any balls. I have tomorrow off so maybe that can help but I'll have to see what my therapist says.

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I played terrible. I never expected a tough match like this. I'm disappointed I couldn't perform better.

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I just played terrible. Sun played very well and was ready for the match. I'm disappointed I couldn't perform better today.

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fits my personality. It's young, colorful, funky, cool it's a great fit for me.

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I talked with Tom Hanks. I saw that movie 'Turner and Hooch' at least 50 times. It took all my guts to go up to him. I went up to him, I was like, 'Can I have a picture' We talked acting he wanted to know what I was doing. We talked a little tennis. I mean, he knew all about myself and my sister.

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She's playing unbelievable. I'm just going to have to pick up, ... Each game I'm picking up the level of my play.

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I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.

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I love tennis. Quite frankly, I'm tired of people saying I put tennis third and last in my life. If I did, I wouldn't be here playing. I wouldn't be here practicing. I could be at the beach. I could be retired. I could be drinking lemonade with my legs crossed in the sun on the beach. I'm not doing that. I'm not in Saint-Tropez.

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