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.
SERENA WILLIAMSI’ve had to learn to fight all my life – got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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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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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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When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
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I’m not used to crying. It’s a little difficult. All my life I’ve had to fight. It’s just another fight I’m going to have to learn how to win, that’s all. I’m just going to have to keep smiling.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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I’ve had to learn to fight all my life – got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.
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I do want to look good still; I do want to be healthy.
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Legendary? I don’t know. I’m just Serena.
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I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.
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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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