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I was the ultimate tomboy because my oldest brother used to always beat up on me and wrestle and make sure I was engaged in sports, because I was his excuse to be able to go hang out with his friends.
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I was a player who was vying to do exactly what everyone else was doing, and I happened to be black.
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Someone had to lend me a hand or two to pull me forward. I feel it's my duty to make sure I do the same.
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Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player of all time, the greatest female athlete of all time, the greatest athlete of all time.
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I'm a visual learner, so with hand-eye coordination, I was a natural.
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I was throwing a spiral football at 6.
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I think tennis is very different than most of the other sports when you have the opportunity to go pro. For me, it was pretty simple. Tennis was always an individual sport, and your direct results determined where you could go and what you could do.
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Everything that I do is with a purpose and intent of wanting to make a difference.
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My parents have been unbelievable. Obviously, without them, I wouldn't be where I am.
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I was eighth in the world in doubles, 67th in singles. Could I have achieved more? Yes, perhaps, but I did it my way.
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What we instill in our kids is that if you work hard, good things will happen.
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My parents raised me that way: to appreciate what I have and pass it along to others.
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In college, you become truly independent; your discipline is honed. It has to be there for your studies. It helped make me who I am, and it increased my determination to be the best I could be.
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Northwestern was never known as a sports school. I was proud to add a national title to the school.
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I stumbled into tennis.
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A bad toss is one of the most common causes of a bad serve, and most tosses are bad because players release the ball too soon, flick their wrists, or both.
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Few players hit the swinging forehand volley as often, or as well, as Maria Sharapova.
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My goal is to play better than my seed. If I'm seeded sixth, I want to try to go to the semifinals. If I'm seeded third, I'm going to shoot for the finals.
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I don't take no for an answer.
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We make sure that we continue to educate our youth on who Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe were.
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