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 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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Am I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.
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My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body.
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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 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 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 have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
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My goal in a couple of years is to try to build a successful fashion house like Armani or Versace. I want that more than anything.
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If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that’s concentration.
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You can’t underestimate anyone.
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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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Family’s first, and that’s what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.
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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 feel as a brand I’m here to be around for a long time.
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Tennis just a game, family is forever.
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People see me on the court only as a superhero, grunting and winning. They think you’re a robot, and I’m not.
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