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I obviously wasn't a normal tennis story.
How many years have I been watching the U.S. Open? Since I was a little kid.
I always dreamed of being on center court, playing the best in the world.
I've been playing against really good guys. Put myself in positions to win. Eventually I'll win more than I lose these.
For a while I feel like I can play against anyone in the world.
Being back home is a great thing for me, being with my family, being with friends, being with people that have got your back no matter what.
It's good to bring a different feel to tennis, and that's what I feel like I bring. I bring a different feel, a different swagger to tennis. I'm very easygoing, and very nonchalant, it looks like, when I'm out there - I've got a little strut, and I like that.
I have that balance of having fun - because I can need to have a ton of fun - but also locking it in at times.
There's no reason trying to fit in: Just be you. That was the biggest thing for me, just being me, and finding what works for me.
I'm putting constant pressure on my opponents and really dictating play.
I'm really trying to understand my game.
Obviously, Jay Z definitely got my attention. I thought it was pretty cool that he wanted me on the team.
To get a former player that has been there and has that extra intel. Jose Higueras is a great coach for that and a great person as well.
Anybody plays a good match, you can beat anybody on a given day.
I need to get a lot better.
Obviously it's how bad do you really want to be successful, essentially. Like, what does that really mean to you? Why are you doing it?
Look, I'm not saying you can't make it if you grew up from a wealthy situation. I mean, a ton of people have.
Tennis needs some different personalities and a lot more emotions.
Guys are so good. It's just about how badly you want it. I want it real bad.
It's all about competing.
I'm going for the big moments - I want the big moments. I just tell myself, 'Remember the work you did, the things you went through. And keep going.'
Obviously, maturity helps, knowing that you definitely have to make every day a good day. If not, somebody else is out there putting in the work.
I'm not perfect. But I hold myself to a high standard every day.
I maximize every day.
To see my brother, see my friends, I think it builds character for me, just being accountable for myself.
I've had signs I can play at the highest level.
It really shaped me as a person going to DeMatha. Anyone that plays athletics or does music or does whatever, it teaches them to work to the best of their abilities.
It's not like everything was given to me. I had to really work hard for it and earn it.
I've been on a tennis court all my life. The only thing that's been there longer is the net post.
I'm very thankful for what I have. I don't want to let anyone down.
I think about all the kids that look up to me now... Things are possible if you go get it.
I was lucky; I got so many opportunities.
I know in the back of my head I have a Grand Slam win, which definitely takes a lot off of me, a big load off.
I learned that I could definitely play at a really high level and I definitely belong at this level.
I just got to keep competing and keep believing.
It's an honor to play on the same team as some of the best players in the history of the game.
I think winning at Wimbledon's huge. This is the biggest tournament in tennis for so many different reasons. You can see the history around the grounds. The Village around you, everyone lives for it.
People outside of tennis, all the famous actors and everyone, knows Wimbledon.
All credit to Robby Ginepri. He's helped me a lot.
This is what I've always wanted to do. I've always wanted to be a professional tennis player.
I knew I was going to play pro tennis when I was 12.
Tennis is my life.
I never try to get ahead of myself because there's nothing that bothers me more than cockiness. I don't think that's necessary at all.
If anything, you just let your racket talk - there's no reason for you to talk if your racket can.
Clay... is my favorite surface.
I want to take initiative; I know my game and I know what I need to do to win.
If you stop working hard, that's when things get to your head.
I'm trying to... stay humble and keep doing what I do.
Without my dad doing what he did, and without me putting in the hours, there wouldn't be any travelling the world or playing with the pros. He's a huge part of it.
My goal isn't to be a top junior. It's to be a top pro.
I just wanted to play and play and play. When everyone left, I'd stay on the court and hit serves or play against the wall.
I mean, sometimes you have to go to work.
It doesn't really matter who I turn pro with. What matters is where I take my tennis.
I'm pretty close with a majority of the black tennis players.
Davis Cup helped me a lot. Being in that great atmosphere and having the chance to hit with top 50 guys everyday, being on the practice courts, that gave me a lot of confidence.
From the ground, I'm pretty solid from both sides. My form really helps me a lot and my backend complements it.
I think my serve and trying to come forward a little more are what I need to work on.
You start to take those opportunities when you do get a wildcard, but also you're allowed to say no - just because you get a wildcard doesn't mean you have to say yes. Some weeks I think its OK to take a wildcard, some weeks its not.
All these pros are getting better every day. You just want to catch up to them.
Some days, obviously, I am like 'Today is not the day,' but you got to push through, especially when my aspirations are to be pro, you can't have any bad days.
USTA helps me out a lot, the Tennis Center. I can't thank them enough.
Being the number one seed, you're thinking you don't want to lose in the second round.
Playing in a main draw Grand Slam is something you dream about as a kid.
It's hard to win Grand Slams.
There are a bunch of young players coming up and doing incredible stuff.
Hopefully my era can help build the game.
I don't let it get to my head because there have been plenty of good juniors that haven't made it to the big stage.
I don't want to be playing on Court 17 for the rest of my life.
I think Kevin Durant being that humble is huge.
Since I was like eight, I always wanted to be playing pro tennis.
While turning pro had a lot of upside, for me, it could also have turned out to be a disaster.
When I told people that I wanted to grow up to be a tennis player, they laughed at me. My dad has always been supportive, but he was laughing, too.
I know it's a cliche to say, 'There isn't anything you can't do if you believe,' but that's something I subscribe to, even if it's corny.
The U.S. Open is so special, and I'm not even saying that as an American. I just can't envision a better atmosphere.
My mom actively did not want me to play professionally.
I was born into a poor family but my family's good. I'm good and I'm going to do something great.
Serena's arguably the best athlete of all time, so getting to know her was surreal.
When I met Jay-Z and Beyonce I was in awe, stuttering like crazy. This guy grew up in the projects and he and Beyonce are a billionaire couple. The empires they've built, affecting so many lives, is unbelievable.
It was not until I got sponsored at 12 that I finally owned a racket.
He's an absolute icon. Everything he brings, how he carries himself. Never having trouble with the media, never done anything wrong. He's a superstar for a reason. He's LeBron James for a reason.
The thing is, everybody wants to be famous. Everybody wants to be successful. Everybody wants to be that dude, but not everybody wants to do the work for it. And I think that's probably one of the reasons why there's so many juniors and only a couple that make it. Because I really wanted it. I wanted it real bad.
I want young kids to play tennis because of me.
I want to really change people's lives with what I do for a living.
People in tennis, they've been in a certain bubble for so long they don't even know who they are, because obviously it's just been tennis, tennis, tennis. And let it be just tennis, tennis, tennis. Be locked into that. But when tennis is done, then what? It's kinda like: Let's enjoy being great at the sport.
My mom, she wanted me to go to college and then after that you could do what you want.
There was always a purpose in what I did on the court because at the end of the day, my parents, they sacrificed for me and my brother. I had to do it for them.
As far as myself, I want to see myself hold a Grand Slam, be at the top of the game.
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