I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope and that’s all I had.
SERENA WILLIAMSI went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope and that’s all I had.
SERENA WILLIAMSMy smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body. I want women to know that it’s ok. That you can be whatever size you are and be beautiful inside and out.
SERENA WILLIAMSNo one likes getting their nails done more than I do.
SERENA WILLIAMSI never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.
SERENA WILLIAMSAm I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.
SERENA WILLIAMSI’m not one to blame anyone else for anything. And I don’t think anyone else should either.
SERENA WILLIAMSI always ask my dad why wasn’t I a lefty? Even when I was younger I wanted to be lefty. I could have been really good.
SERENA WILLIAMSTo this day, I don’t love my arms. People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I’m not complaining. They pay my bills.
SERENA WILLIAMSI never left my roots. You can identify me as someone that didn’t become high and mighty. Humility is a defining [trait] all of us can forever learn, and I try to be as humble as anyone can be.
SERENA WILLIAMSI think you have to love yourself before you fall in love. I’m still learning to love myself.
SERENA WILLIAMSGrowing 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 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.
SERENA WILLIAMSI’m so frugal, you wouldn’t believe it.
SERENA WILLIAMSI’m an unbelievable designer.
SERENA WILLIAMSI don’t go there thinking I’m going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I’ll do the best that I can. I need to be at my peak and my best is holding up the trophy. Anything less I wouldn’t be really excited about. So that’s all I can focus on.
SERENA WILLIAMSI do want to look good still; I do want to be healthy.
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