“I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.”

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.

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

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.

The life is worth living. It’s not true, what the tired and reactionary say. We’re not on this earth to suffer and die. We’re here to fulfill a mission.

Every scar is a burial of pain, every face is a graveyard of days.

If I don’t eat soon, I’ll die of hunger; and if I die, I won’t eat soon.

In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers.

If you’re born poor it’s not your fault but if you die poor it’s your fault.

Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.

I promise I shall never give up, and that I’ll die yelling & laughing.

A greater persecution shall befall the Christian Church than has ever been in Africa, and will last until the year 1792, when there will be a revision of centuries.