I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.
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.’
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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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I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.
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When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
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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 think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.
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I feel as a brand I’m here to be around for a long time.
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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 really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.
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My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body. I want women to know that it’s ok. That you can be whatever size you are and be beautiful inside and out.
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I just never give up. I fight to the end. You can’t go out and say, ‘I want a bag of never-say-die spirit.’ It’s not for sale. It has to be innate.
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I’m thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.
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Am I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.
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I wish I could play like Roger Federer.
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I’m Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.
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We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.
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