Christopher Eubanks

“The funny thing about being a preacher's kid is when you're playing tournaments on Saturdays and Sundays, you miss a lot of Sunday services.”

“I think my happiness, a lot of the times, it can be dependent upon, I would say, financial constraints.”

“I love all shoes and just sneakers in general. Everything from Stan Smiths to Travis Scotts to Dunks.”

“When I'm in a tournament, my focus is playing tennis. When I've lost, my focus immediately shifts. I reflect on the match and what I could have done better, but then I prepare for the next day. It's like flicking a switch.”

“Earlier in my career, it was more so predicated on whether or not I was winning or losing leading into it to determine how confident I would be. Now, it's more about: Have I prepared properly? Did I get enough sleep? Did I spend enough time on the practice court as I needed to, get my body taken care of as much as I needed to?”

“I think Soonwoo is one of the best ball strikers on tour.”

“You're never too big for the Challengers. There have been many great players who've had to go up and down there.”

“To be able to tell people that don't know tennis, 'Yeah, I quartered at Wimbledon'... it's a different level of respect.”

“Representing your country means a lot more than just playing for yourself.”

“The responses have been more than I could have even imagined - so many people have reached out and said they enjoy hearing my commentary, that they liked seeing me on TV.”

“Whether it's Jarmere Jenkins, who's Serena Williams' long-time hitting partner, and got up to 180 himself. His older brother Jermaine is now a coach Donald Young who has been like a big brother to me since I was like 15. All of those guys grew up or were about 10 minutes away from where I lived.”

“My grandfather, my mom's father, started what's now a fairly prominent Baptist church in Memphis.”

“Things kind of begin and end with my serve.”

“Atlanta means everything.”

“Faith can mean different things to different people.”

“Typically, throughout my career. I've played my best tennis when I'm a little bit more relaxed when I'm a bit talkative. I'm kind of having fun on the court. So I think it's what lets me feel my most authentic self.”

“When I get off time, I prefer to just go home. I don't get to spend that much time at home.”

“Even if I'm moving well, hitting my forehand well, hitting my backhand well, none of that really matters much if I'm not serving well.”

“I had to learn: I couldn't allow my confidence to suffer based on winning or losing. It was more so on the preparation side.”

“I'm very big on having a schedule and after you lose, you usually have a bit of time to sulk on your loss and be down.”