Madison Keys

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“Sometimes I have lapses of attention, and I can lose some points very quickly.”

“I've always loved Charleston. It's always been one of my favorite tournaments.”

“I expect a lot for myself.”

“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.”

“Wimbledon just is the epitome of tennis.”

“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 try to live in the moment and not overthink things because then you start putting yourself in situations that you don't want to be in pressure-wise.”

“People always look shocked when I tell them the Cincinnati Open is one of my favorite tournaments.”

“I like weightlifting and cardio workouts, and I'll do a lot of circuit workouts and plyometric as well.”

“I have one of those bodies that is just a little more injury-prone.”

“I make a little goal every day and work toward achieving it - even if it's the smallest little thing.”

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

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

“It was tough because I was on the road so much, on top of everything. I went through what every girl goes through emotionally in life, going through high school. It wasn't easy.”

“My mom and grandma always told me: if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. It's something everyone needs to be more conscious about. Putting more positive energy out into the world would be so beneficial.”

“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.”