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.
SERENA WILLIAMSI 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.
SERENA WILLIAMSTennis just a game, family is forever.
SERENA WILLIAMSI 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.
SERENA WILLIAMSFamily’s first, and that’s what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.
SERENA WILLIAMSI am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.
SERENA WILLIAMSIf 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.
SERENA WILLIAMSI wish I could play like Roger Federer.
SERENA WILLIAMSI 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.
SERENA WILLIAMSI don’t go thinking I’m going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I’ll do the best that I can.
SERENA WILLIAMSI decided I can’t pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it.
SERENA WILLIAMSI’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 feel like I’m really young and I’m only thinking about my career and continuing playing.
SERENA WILLIAMSHow many people yell at linespeople? I see it happening all the time. I don’t know how many times I have seen that happen.
SERENA WILLIAMSI’ve always been a fighter and I’ve always fought through things my whole life.
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.
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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