A tournament pays me to show up because the FANS WANT to see me and I move the needle at the box office? That's AMAZING. It's good for tennis, good for me and good for the event. If a sponsor wants to pay to put their company NAME on my shirt because they think I'm a strong ambassador for their BRAND? Heck yes.
Read MoreSuccess is not defined by money or status, necessarily, but by how many people you've impacted and how fulfilled you feel with your DECISIONS. If you can garner all of these THINGS, then more power and success to you, but all in all, you MUST feel happy and satisfied with what you personally have put out into the world.
Read MoreIt hasn't always been easy. There's a lot of hard moments. Sometimes you LEARN from the END of the bench. Sometimes you learn from INJURIES. Sometimes you learn the most through the hard things. If you can keep a GOOD attitude and keep on working, eventually situations change, and you can put those things to USE.
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