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.
SERENA WILLIAMSEveryone in this room knows that Venus is probably one of the greatest people on the tour. She’s really great. She’s super professional. Complete opposite of me.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope and that’s all I had.
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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’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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You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
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How many people yell at linespeople? I see it happening all the time. I don’t know how many times I have seen that happen.
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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 think my father is probably the best coach ever because, if we talk about numbers, he’s got a lot and he’s only had two players.
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I just could never have imagined that I would be mentioned with Chris Evert or with Martina Navratilova, because I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet. Living in Compton, you know, this never happened before.
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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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No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.
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I wish I could play like Roger Federer.
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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 really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.
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I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.
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