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.
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.’
More Serena Williams Quotes
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I always say if I play my best it’s difficult to beat me
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Legendary? I don’t know. I’m just Serena.
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No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.
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Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
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I really hope that I can be helpful in that journey because I do believe that women deserve the same pay. We work just as hard as men do. I’ve been working, playing tennis, since I was three years old. And to be paid less just because of my sex – it doesn’t seem fair.
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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 so frugal, you wouldn’t believe it.
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I think my father is probably the best coach ever because, if we talk about numbers, he’s got a lot and he’s only had two players.
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If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.
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When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
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I decided I can’t pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it.
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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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I’ve had to learn to fight all my life – got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.
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I 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.
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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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