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Men weren't always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.

I'm fortunate to have success, but it was a long and challenging road, so I try to make that not be the case for other women.

Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.

I've had an incredible life with a lot of triumphs, my share of heartbreak, and some pretty amazing experiences.

The Olympics were life-changing for me. I felt I went in as a girl and came out as a woman.

I worked with the world's greatest talents and then went home to the world's greatest woman. It was, and is, a great life.

I needed to take a break from performing, and from the Peas, to be happy. I craved female time, and time with my husband to feed my soul. My life now is about being balanced. I'm passionate about work and working out, seeing friends and family, and letting my hair down once in a while.

Having my first number one single and being able to travel to places I've never been before has been amazing. The tour was also fantastic. There are so many things which I've experienced this year which I never even dreamed of.

Winning my first UFC fight by a finish, I've never felt so accomplished in my life.

For me, half the joy of achieving has been the struggle and the fight, the pitting myself against the world and all its competition - and winning.