“There’s one thing I’m really good at, and that’s hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I’m excellent.”

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.

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.

Family’s first, and that’s what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.

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.

I’m an unbelievable designer.

I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.

Legendary? I don’t know. I’m just Serena.

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.

I’m so frugal, you wouldn’t believe it.

Everyone 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.

Venus told me the other day that champions don’t get nervous in tight situations. That really helped me a lot. I decided I shouldn’t get nervous and just do the best I can.

We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.

I was just tired of losing. Life was passing me by.

I’m thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.

No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.

I feel like I’m really young and I’m only thinking about my career and continuing playing.

I’m a perfectionist, so my bossiness definitely comes out.

What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying.

People cannot become truly knowledgeable without being excellent readers.

Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then you are an excellent leader.