I’m an athlete and I’m black, and a lot of black athletes go broke. I do not want to become a statistic, so maybe I overcompensate. But I’m paranoid. Oprah told me a long time ago, ‘You sign every check. Never let anyone sign any checks.’
SERENA WILLIAMSI’m a high-performance athlete: I’m running, I’m sprinting, I’m sliding, I’m doing pretty much everything and the last thing I want to worry about is my chest. I want to just worry about playing the sport at the highest level that I can.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.
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I’m thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.
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I feel like I’m really young and I’m only thinking about my career and continuing playing.
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My 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.
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I always say if I play my best it’s difficult to beat me
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I decided I can’t pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it.
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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 dad is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet, and the easiest going.
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I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.
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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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Everyone in this room knows that Venus is probably one of the greatest people on the tour. She’s really great. She’s super professional. Complete opposite of me.
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I’m Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.
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I 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.
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I 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.
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I feel as a brand I’m here to be around for a long time.
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