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.’
SERENA WILLIAMSI never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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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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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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I was just tired of losing. Life was passing me by.
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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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I’ve never felt invincible. I’ve never used that word to describe me ever.
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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’ve always been a fighter and I’ve always fought through things my whole life.
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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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You just have to prove to yourself that you can go out there and be the best that you can be and not prove anything to anyone.
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I always say if I play my best it’s difficult to beat me
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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’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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Legendary? I don’t know. I’m just Serena.
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