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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

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.
SERENA WILLIAMS

Family Growth Hope Myself Rich Spirit Sports Transformation
I’m really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I’m really sexy.
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Appearance Confidence Excitement Myself Smile Win
I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.
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Fall Myself Recovery Thinking Win
People see me on the court only as a superhero, grunting and winning. They think you’re a robot, and I’m not.
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Myself People See Sports Thinking Win Yourself
My dad is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet, and the easiest going.
SERENA WILLIAMS

Attitude Easy Father Myself Yourself
If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that’s concentration.
SERENA WILLIAMS

Determination Inspirational Play Sports Weapon Yourself
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.
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Attitude Life Myself Thinking
How many people yell at linespeople? I see it happening all the time. I don’t know how many times I have seen that happen.
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Myself People See Time
I’m not one to blame anyone else for anything. And I don’t think anyone else should either.
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Blame Myself Oneself Thinking
You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
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Believe Inspirational Oneself Yourself
Family’s first, and that’s what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.
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Deep Family Game Love Sports
I love tennis more than designing because it’s actually easier and I don’t get nearly as nervous.
SERENA WILLIAMS

Design Easy Love Myself
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
Luck has nothing to do with it.
SERENA WILLIAMS

Hard Work Luck One Liner
I don’t know if I’ve had my share of drama, but I’ve definitely had my share of hard times.
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Hard Time Myself
I was just tired of losing. Life was passing me by.
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Hard Time Life Lose Myself
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.
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Forever Humble Identity Myself Yourself
I just hate to lose. When I am on the court, it is like my life depends on it.
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Hate Life Lose Myself
You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out. We’re always told what’s beautiful and what’s not, and that’s not right.
SERENA WILLIAMS

Beautiful Right Yourself
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 WILLIAMS

Dream Growth Imagination Live Myself Sports Success
I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.
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Desire Inspirational Myself Strong Win
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
I always say that when I’m playing well, no one can beat me. I’m not just saying that to sound full of myself or anything, but it’s true.
SERENA WILLIAMS

Confidence Determination Myself Play Sports True
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
You can’t underestimate anyone.
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One Liner Worth Yourself
If you smile things will work out.
SERENA WILLIAMS

One Liner Smile Work Yourself
Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.
SERENA WILLIAMS

Moment Myself Time Work

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.

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