People see me on the court only as a superhero, grunting and winning. They think you’re a robot, and I’m not.
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.
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If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that’s concentration.
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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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Luck has nothing to do with it.
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Am I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.
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If I have a daughter and she plays tennis, and I have a son who plays tennis, I wouldn’t say that my son deserves more money because he’s a man. I would say they deserve the same amount of money.
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Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
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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 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 not one to blame anyone else for anything. And I don’t think anyone else should either.
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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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No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.
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Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.
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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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When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
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I’m thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.
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I wish I could play like Roger Federer.
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I’ve always been a fighter and I’ve always fought through things my whole life.
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I 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.
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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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You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out. We’re always told what’s beautiful and what’s not, and that’s not right.
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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 feel as a brand I’m here to be around for a long time.
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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 always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.
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Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you’ve ever had.
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