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.
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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Tennis just a game, family is forever.
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Legendary? I don’t know. I’m just Serena.
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Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
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I think I can improve a lot. I think I can get a lot better. I feel like there’s much, much more I can do.
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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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If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that’s concentration.
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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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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 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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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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I do want to look good still; I do want to be healthy.
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We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.
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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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No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.
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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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