You can’t underestimate anyone.
SERENA WILLIAMSYou can’t underestimate anyone.
SERENA WILLIAMSI’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 am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.
SERENA WILLIAMSThere’s one thing I’m really good at, and that’s hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I’m excellent.
SERENA WILLIAMSI always say if I play my best it’s difficult to beat me
SERENA WILLIAMSWe all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.
SERENA WILLIAMSMy smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body.
SERENA WILLIAMSI 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 WILLIAMSFamily’s first, and that’s what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.
SERENA WILLIAMSI 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.
SERENA WILLIAMSI 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.
SERENA WILLIAMSI’m not one to blame anyone else for anything. And I don’t think anyone else should either.
SERENA WILLIAMSI do want to look good still; I do want to be healthy.
SERENA WILLIAMSI 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.
SERENA WILLIAMSMy 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.
SERENA WILLIAMSGrowing up I wasn’t the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit. Standing here with 19 championships is something I never thought would happen. I went on a court just with a ball and a racket and with a hope.
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