I just hate to lose. When I am on the court, it is like my life depends on it.
SERENA WILLIAMSI don’t know if I’ve had my share of drama, but I’ve definitely had my share of hard times.
More Serena Williams Quotes
-
-
I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
I’ve never felt invincible. I’ve never used that word to describe me ever.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
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.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
Family’s first, and that’s what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
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.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
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.’
SERENA WILLIAMS -
I’ve always been a fighter and I’ve always fought through things my whole life.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
You can’t underestimate anyone.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I’ve been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won’t be bulky.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
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.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
I don’t have anything to prove ever, ever in my life. If I have something to prove, what does that mean for everyone else? And I think everyone should have that attitude.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
I’m not one to blame anyone else for anything. And I don’t think anyone else should either.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
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.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
I try not to be protected. Because I feel like you can become a little bit of a robot. That’s not who I am. And I don’t want to be monotone. It’s important to be yourself, whatever the cost.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
There’s one thing I’m really good at, and that’s hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I’m excellent.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
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.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
People see me on the court only as a superhero, grunting and winning. They think you’re a robot, and I’m not.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
I don’t go there thinking I’m going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I’ll do the best that I can. I need to be at my peak and my best is holding up the trophy. Anything less I wouldn’t be really excited about. So that’s all I can focus on.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
Luck has nothing to do with it.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
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.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
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.
SERENA WILLIAMS -
I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.
SERENA WILLIAMS