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.
SERENA WILLIAMSI 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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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 went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope and that’s all I had.
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When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
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If Plan A isn’t working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.
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Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
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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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Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they’re afraid of having too many defined muscles and being made fun of or called unattractive.
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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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I 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.
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With my website, I’m really interactive. I’ve written a lot of things about me.
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I’m so frugal, you wouldn’t believe it.
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My dad is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet, and the easiest going.
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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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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.
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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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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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If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that’s concentration.
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I like to wear classic silhouettes and add a punch to it. I’ll wear a high-waist legging and a super-crop top or a see-through top with a nice bra underneath. And I just always try to mix it up with heels or something.
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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 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.’
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I don’t know if I’ve had my share of drama, but I’ve definitely had my share of hard times.
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How many people yell at linespeople? I see it happening all the time. I don’t know how many times I have seen that happen.
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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 an unbelievable designer.
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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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Since I don’t look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good.
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