You can’t underestimate anyone.
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.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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I’m so frugal, you wouldn’t believe it.
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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 always say that when I’m playing well, no one can beat me. I’m not just saying that to sound full of myself or anything, but it’s true.
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Family’s first, and that’s what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.
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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 a perfectionist. I’m pretty much insatiable. I feel there’s so many things I can improve on.
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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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I’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 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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You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
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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.
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Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you’ve ever had.
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I’ve always been a fighter and I’ve always fought through things my whole life.
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My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body.
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I love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn’t easy – it took me a while.
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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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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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I’m thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.
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It’s me, and I love me. I learned to love me. I’ve been like this my whole life, and I embrace me. I love how I look. I love that I’m a full woman and I’m strong and I’m powerful and I’m beautiful at the same time. There’s nothing wrong with that.
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I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.
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No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.
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I was just tired of losing. Life was passing me by.
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Tennis just a game, family is forever.
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Luck has nothing to do with it.
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I try not to be protected. Because I feel like you can become a little bit of a robot. That’s not who I am. And I don’t want to be monotone. It’s important to be yourself, whatever the cost.
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