I'm still a huge Yankees fan. Growing up, Jeter was my guy, but Bernie Williams was my favorite player.

When I think of influential females in hip-hop, my mind goes to Foxy Brown, hands down.

I guess I am a rapper. It's weird to be called that, or tell someone that's your profession.

I grew up in such a melting pot. There's more ethnicities in Queens than there is in any place on the planet. So you grow up knowing things about other cultures.

I wanted to perform well for my mom and dad, because in high school, I didn't have a job. My brothers, they worked at Pizza Hut or places like that, but sports, that was my way of giving back.

I grew up five minutes from the stadium and watched it being built. I'd play football right outside and look up at this huge stadium with all the cranes and building work and think, 'One day, when it's finished, I need to be playing in here.'

I got to a stage where tennis was the only thing in my life, and I didn't like that.

I often speak about tennis being one of the most important sports when I was growing up, for my hand-eye coordination and quick feet.