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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.

Serena Williams

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

Best Confidence Myself Oneself Reality World
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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Fight Learning Smile Work
Tennis just a game, family is forever.
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Family Forever Game Sports
I was just tired of losing. Life was passing me by.
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Hard Time Life Lose Myself
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

Best Excitement Focus Lose Myself Need Reward Thinking
I don’t like to lose-at anything… Yet I’ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God’s reward, then losing is how he teaches us.
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Growth Himself Lose Myself Reward Teaching Victory Win
Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they’re afraid of having too many defined muscles and being made fun of or called unattractive.
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Afraid Athlete Attraction Girl Quit Sports Thinking
I always say if I play my best it’s difficult to beat me
SERENA WILLIAMS

Confidence Difficult Inspirational Myself Pay
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

Athlete Black Break Money Myself Poor
Since I don’t look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good.
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Different Girl Goodness Myself
If Plan A isn’t working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.
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Myself Planning Success Work
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

Achievement Improvement Myself Thinking
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

Attitude Life Myself Thinking
Growing 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.
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Family Growth Hope Myself Rich Spirit Sports Transformation
My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body. I want women to know that it’s ok. That you can be whatever size you are and be beautiful inside and out.
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Appearance Beautiful Body Myself Smile Thinking
I do want to look good still; I do want to be healthy.
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Appearance Goodness Health Myself

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 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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