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 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.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
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My dad is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet, and the easiest going.
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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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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.
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If Plan A isn’t working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.
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If I have a daughter and she plays tennis, and I have a son who plays tennis, I wouldn’t say that my son deserves more money because he’s a man. I would say they deserve the same amount of money.
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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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We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.
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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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I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.
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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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I think you have to love yourself before you fall in love. I’m still learning to love myself.
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Am I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.
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I’m a perfectionist. I’m pretty much insatiable. I feel there’s so many things I can improve on.
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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.
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