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.
SERENA WILLIAMSI’m a perfectionist. I’m pretty much insatiable. I feel there’s so many things I can improve on.
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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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I was just tired of losing. Life was passing me by.
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Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
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Am I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.
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Legendary? I don’t know. I’m just Serena.
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I’ve never felt invincible. I’ve never used that word to describe me ever.
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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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I’m Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.
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With my website, I’m really interactive. I’ve written a lot of things about me.
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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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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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I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.
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I feel like I’m really young and I’m only thinking about my career and continuing playing.
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There’s one thing I’m really good at, and that’s hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I’m excellent.
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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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I always say if I play my best it’s difficult to beat me
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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.
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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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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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When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
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You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
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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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Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you’ve ever had.
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If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.
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I’m thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.
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If I’m winning, I have to act like I’m not bored. If it’s A tough match, I have to act like I’m having A good time. I’m a drama queen.
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