Serena Williams Quotes
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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've been getting my reel together. I think they are looking at me more as an actress because I have a lot of potential and a lot of skills.
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Legendary? I don't know. I'm just Serena.
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I love designing dresses and tops.
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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 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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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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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 never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.
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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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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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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 always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.
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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 wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I've been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won't be bulky.
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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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I have started to realize that I am really just a world athlete and a world entertainer -- I am a world-known person, I am a global icon.
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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'm thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.
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If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.
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Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
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Hopefully, we can build a rivalry and we'll be able to do this a lot. Make a legacy, then retire champions.
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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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It's remarkable she Venus Williams plays at all, given her Sjögren's syndrome [an autoimmune disorder that can cause joint pain]. She's back, winning tournaments. She didn't allow society to tell her, "You have this disease; you can't do that anymore." I look at her, like, "She's not playing at 100 percent. You are. You don't have excuses." Knowing what she went through helped me try to be a more positive person.