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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

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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Believe Deserve Equality Hope Journey Men Money Myself Oppression Pay Sex Sports
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.
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Athlete Myself Play Run Sports Worry
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.
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Be Yourself Feeling Important Myself Price Protection
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.
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Dream Growth Imagination Live Myself Sports Success
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
My dad is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet, and the easiest going.
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Attitude Easy Father Myself Yourself
I think you have to love yourself before you fall in love. I’m still learning to love myself.
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Fall In Love Learning Love Myself Self Love Thinking
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.
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Appearance Body Lose Myself Struggle Try
Am I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.
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Greatness Humble Inspirational Myself
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
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
Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.
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Dream Work
I’m an unbelievable designer.
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Believe Design Fashion Myself One Liner
We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.
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Best Confidence Myself Oneself Reality World
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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Best Decision Help Myself
My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body.
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Acceptance Body Smile Thinking Yourself

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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