Serena Williams Quotes
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For the younger sisters, we always look up to the older sisters because they're always ahead of us and they always win.
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I don't want to be like some of those celebrities walking around, just so full of themselves. I always want to be down-to-earth, want to be a person like when you meet them, they're the same person that you think of them in the article or something.
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I love "Phenomenal Woman." The experiences she had of being African American in the U.S. - that itself is a task. I appreciate the hardships Maya Angelou went through for our generation. I'm super influenced by the black people that paved the way for us.
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We're in different categories. She Venus Williams does sports, I do more of the fashion side.
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The tournament means so much to me as well as the things I do in Africa. I thought it could also work well together.
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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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Having a pulmonary embolism is definitely easier than heart break.
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You can't play well if you don't look good.
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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 love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn't easy - it took me a while.
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I can't become satisfied, because if I get satisfied, I'll be like, "Oh, I've won Wimbledon, I've won the U.S. Open. Now can I relax." But now people are really going to be fighting to beat me.
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I want to be a giving woman and just a nice person in general.
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The red kind of symbolizes a lot of things I do in Africa, along with a lot of the work, like the red laces. Everybody that buys a pair can pretty much save a life in Africa.
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I love designing dresses and tops.
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Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
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Those who say that Serena isn't serious about tennis; she wants to go Hollywood. That's true, about Hollywood. I would love to get a lot of acting gigs. But you wouldn't believe the stuff I've turned down because of my tournament schedule...I would do well beside (comedian) Chris Tucker.
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I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.
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Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you've ever had.
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Everyone in this room knows that Venus is probably one of the greatest people on the tour. She's really great. She's super professional. Complete opposite of me.
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It's so great to have that opportunity with so many young American players coming up now. It's just so exciting. We have to root for the home country.
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I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.
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Legendary? I don't know. I'm just Serena.
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I meet people who say, "Girl, I watch every match, and I pray for you." I feel that energy and those prayers. Sometimes when I'm down on the court, in the back of my mind, I'm thinking, "They want me to win. Is there anything else I can give?" It encourages me to do better, to fight harder.
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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.