Serena Williams Quotes
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I'm so frugal, you wouldn't believe it.
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Will I have to explain to my daughter that her brother is gonna make more money doing the exact same job because he's a man? If they both played sports since they were three years old, they both worked just as hard, but because he's a boy, they're gonna give him more money? Like, how am I gonna explain that to her? In tennis we've had great pioneers that paved the way - including Venus Williams, who fought so hard for Wimbledon to pay women the same prize money they pay men, and Billie Jean King, who is one of the main reasons Title IX exists.
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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 would be really excellent in a horror film because I have a great scream. I'd be really good in a comedy too. I'm top, top, top quality.
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I grew up watching my mom in the kitchen, that's how I know anything about cooking. I've always wanted to go to a culinary class actually.
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I just hate to lose. When I am on the court, it is like my life depends on it.
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People see me on the court only as a superhero, grunting and winning. They think you're a robot, and I'm not.
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My dad is a marketing mastermind.
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I love metaphors. I've never been on this train. ... If I'm standing on the middle of a track, I'm definitely going to get derailed. I have to make sure that I'm on the train and not in front of it.
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If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.
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When I'm 32? Hopefully I'll have made my mark with a few different movies, some scary ones and some comedies. I'm really funny, I have a great personality on the camera.
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I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before.
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I was having an out-of-body experience, it was so hot. I felt I was watching someone play in a blue dress, and it wasn't me.
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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've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.
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I feel like I don't have to win anymore. I've had a wonderful career. Tennis has given me so much, things I would have never expected in my life. I feel honored to even be a part of such a wonderful sport.
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When I first started really playing, in '98, I was super excited to see all the people I grew up watching. ... I loved Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, and Pete Sampras.
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Am I the greatest? I don't know. I'm the greatest that I can be.
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Who says that your thirties is when you're supposed to be done? I would like to know who made that rule!
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Venus told me the other day that champions don't get nervous in tight situations. That really helped me a lot. I decided I shouldn't get nervous and just do the best I can.
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I always say that when I'm playing well, no one can beat me. I'm not just saying that to sound full of myself or anything, but it's true.
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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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I was glad to watch the soccer because it helps my tennis game, realize maybe they're just rooting for the underdog.
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I talked with Tom Hanks. I saw that movie 'Turner and Hooch' at least 50 times. It took all my guts to go up to him. I went up to him, I was like, 'Can I have a picture?' We talked acting; he wanted to know what I was doing. We talked a little tennis. I mean, he knew all about myself and my sister.