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.’
SERENA WILLIAMSI always ask my dad why wasn’t I a lefty? Even when I was younger I wanted to be lefty. I could have been really good.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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I decided I can’t pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it.
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I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.
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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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My goal in a couple of years is to try to build a successful fashion house like Armani or Versace. I want that more than anything.
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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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I love tennis more than designing because it’s actually easier and I don’t get nearly as nervous.
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When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
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I’ve always been a fighter and I’ve always fought through things my whole life.
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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 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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I wish I could play like Roger Federer.
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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’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 not one to blame anyone else for anything. And I don’t think anyone else should either.
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If you smile things will work out.
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