Am I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.
SERENA WILLIAMSTo 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.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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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 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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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 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.
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I was just tired of losing. Life was passing me by.
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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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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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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 really hope that I can be helpful in that journey because I do believe that women deserve the same pay. We work just as hard as men do. I’ve been working, playing tennis, since I was three years old. And to be paid less just because of my sex – it doesn’t seem fair.
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You can’t underestimate anyone.
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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 always say if I play my best it’s difficult to beat me
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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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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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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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When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
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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 feel like I’m really young and I’m only thinking about my career and continuing playing.
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I’ve never felt invincible. I’ve never used that word to describe me ever.
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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 thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.
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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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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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We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.
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