I’m Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.
SERENA WILLIAMSI 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.
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 think you have to love yourself before you fall in love. I’m still learning to love myself.
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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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I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I’ve been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won’t be bulky.
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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’m a perfectionist. I’m pretty much insatiable. I feel there’s so many things I can improve on.
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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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If 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.
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There’s one thing I’m really good at, and that’s hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I’m excellent.
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I wish I could play like Roger Federer.
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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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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 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.
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Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
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