“My dad is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet, and the easiest going.”

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.

I’m an unbelievable designer.

I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.

Legendary? I don’t know. I’m just Serena.

To 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.

I’m so frugal, you wouldn’t believe it.

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.

Venus told me the other day that champions don’t get nervous in tight situations. That really helped me a lot. I decided I shouldn’t get nervous and just do the best I can.

We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.

I was just tired of losing. Life was passing me by.

I’m thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.

No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.

I feel like I’m really young and I’m only thinking about my career and continuing playing.

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.

I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.

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.’

We cant change people, but we can work on ourselves in a way that encourage positive changes in the people around us.

In Missouri, where I come from, we don’t talk about what we do – we just do it. If we talk about it, it’s seen as bragging.

I tried to pay attention, but attention paid me.

I think you have an obligation to be honest.

I shall not grow conservative with age.

All the men of the Old Testament were polygamists, and Christ and Paul, the central figures of the New Testament, were celibates, and condemned marriage by both precept and example.

Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.

I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.