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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More Serena Williams Quotes
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I don’t want to end my career and then start something. I like to do something while my career is still hot and I’ve always enjoyed designing.
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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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You just have to prove to yourself that you can go out there and be the best that you can be and not prove anything to anyone.
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The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.
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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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I’ve always been a fighter and I’ve always fought through things my whole life.
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I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.
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No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.
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I’m Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.
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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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You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
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My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body.
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I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope and that’s all I had.
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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.’
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Am I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.
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