I’m so frugal, you wouldn’t believe it.
SERENA WILLIAMSGrowing 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.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.
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If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.
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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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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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I was just tired of losing. Life was passing me by.
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You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out. We’re always told what’s beautiful and what’s not, and that’s not right.
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Am I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.
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I always say if I play my best it’s difficult to beat me
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You can’t underestimate anyone.
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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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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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No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.
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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 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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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.
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