Victoria Azarenka

“I love the game and I am so lucky to be able to do what I love.”

“It's true that being in an individual sport, you have to be a little bit selfish.”

“I don't get that much of a chance to cook at home, but when I do, I really enjoy it.”

“I love rock music, dance music, so it depends on my mood. But I mainly listen to dance music before going out on court.”

“I like to go shopping, to the movies, all the girl stuff. Just a normal girl.”

“I'll never be like a Barbie girl, that's for sure.”

“I don't really care how I sound.”

“I'm like a kid: I love dessert.”

“I have nothing to prove to anybody.”

“I feel like when the task is more difficult for me it's more exciting.”

“I love New York. It's one of my favorite cities.”

“I'm not a big fan of watching my matches.”

“I always wanted to be an actress. I think that is something that I could be pretty good at.”

“Sports is a huge entertainment now, and we need to provide that entertainment for the fans because that's what they're looking for.”

“I was missing out on a lot of things that my friends were doing, but in another way, they were missing things I was doing. It was kind of a trade-off I had to make.”

“I just want to be able to show who I really am, what I can do, bring awareness, create something because I want to take tennis, women's tennis, into an even more exciting path because I believe we have a lot more things to offer.”

“I had to battle the doubts and fears for a while, but I committed to making sure that my strongest emotion was self-belief. Once I did that, I knew I would be OK.”

“I don't like my ego stroked too much.”

“When I see these kids 6 years old with a private coach, and at 7, they have a fitness coach, I'm like, 'Aw, come on.' At 12, it's for sure they will lose all the interest in tennis because they do not interact with other kids.”

“Some people just look at opportunities and say, 'Maybe something better might come along; let's wait and see.' But you don't wait. You just grab it and go after it.”