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.
SERENA WILLIAMSI was just tired of losing. Life was passing me by.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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Tennis just a game, family is forever.
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Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they’re afraid of having too many defined muscles and being made fun of or called unattractive.
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If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.
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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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Growing up I wasn’t the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit. Standing here with 19 championships is something I never thought would happen. I went on a court just with a ball and a racket and with a hope.
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You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
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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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Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.
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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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I 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.
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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’m really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I’m really sexy.
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Am I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.
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Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you’ve ever had.
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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.’
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