Growing up I wasn’t the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit. Standing here with 19 championships is something I never thought would happen. I went on a court just with a ball and a racket and with a hope.
SERENA WILLIAMSI don’t like to lose-at anything… Yet I’ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God’s reward, then losing is how he teaches us.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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I’m a perfectionist. I’m pretty much insatiable. I feel there’s so many things I can improve on.
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If Plan A isn’t working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.
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I’m not used to crying. It’s a little difficult. All my life I’ve had to fight. It’s just another fight I’m going to have to learn how to win, that’s all. I’m just going to have to keep smiling.
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I wish I could play like Roger Federer.
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Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
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I really hope that I can be helpful in that journey because I do believe that women deserve the same pay. We work just as hard as men do. I’ve been working, playing tennis, since I was three years old. And to be paid less just because of my sex – it doesn’t seem fair.
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Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.
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How many people yell at linespeople? I see it happening all the time. I don’t know how many times I have seen that happen.
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My dad is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet, and the easiest going.
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You can’t underestimate anyone.
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I think I can improve a lot. I think I can get a lot better. I feel like there’s much, much more I can do.
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I’m so frugal, you wouldn’t believe it.
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Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.
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I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.
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I try not to be protected. Because I feel like you can become a little bit of a robot. That’s not who I am. And I don’t want to be monotone. It’s important to be yourself, whatever the cost.
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