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’m thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.
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I don’t go thinking I’m going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I’ll do the best that I can.
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You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
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I don’t want to end my career and then start something. I like to do something while my career is still hot and I’ve always enjoyed designing.
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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 really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I’m really sexy.
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My goal in a couple of years is to try to build a successful fashion house like Armani or Versace. I want that more than anything.
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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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If you smile things will work out.
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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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I don’t have anything to prove ever, ever in my life. If I have something to prove, what does that mean for everyone else? And I think everyone should have that attitude.
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Am I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.
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I just could never have imagined that I would be mentioned with Chris Evert or with Martina Navratilova, because I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet. Living in Compton, you know, this never happened before.
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I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope and that’s all I had.
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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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