Maybe because I didn't have a huge film career right off the bat, I've been able to create something different, which is so important to me. That's myself, my idea of who I am.

As long as I get those running shoes on, then there's no turning back, and I have to go for that run. As long as you've got those workout clothes, you've got them on, you've got to go.

I have an incredible role model in my mom. She was a single mother raising two kids in New York.

My mom has always been a huge inspiration. She was a single mom raising two kids in New York. Now that is full-on all the time.

Regardless of who you are, what sport you chose, or how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life.

No. 1 is definitely staying healthy. That is always going to be the biggest priority. I think when I am healthy, it gives me the opportunity to go out there and play the tennis I know that I can play.

As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.

My priority is to turn people - especially kids - on to sports and being active so they don't even have to think about it being good for their health. If people participate for the fun of it, and believe me - it is fun, then fitness programs will be much more successful.