Family’s first, and that’s what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.
SERENA WILLIAMSI 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.
More Serena Williams Quotes
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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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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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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 just hate to lose. When I am on the court, it is like my life depends on it.
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You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
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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 Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.
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I wish I could play like Roger Federer.
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I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.
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If you smile things will work out.
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Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you’ve ever had.
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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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I think my father is probably the best coach ever because, if we talk about numbers, he’s got a lot and he’s only had two players.
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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 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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