Serena Williams Quotes
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It's me, and I love me. I learned to love me. I've been like this my whole life, and I embrace me. I love how I look. I love that I'm a full woman and I'm strong and I'm powerful and I'm beautiful at the same time. There's nothing wrong with that.
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Having a pulmonary embolism is definitely easier than heart break.
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I'm watching a lot of the football.
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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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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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Growing 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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I don't go thinking I'm going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I'll do the best that I can.
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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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You can't underestimate anyone.
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I feel as a brand I'm here to be around for a long time.
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I love going shopping.
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I was talking to my mom one time, like, "Gosh, I'm 30." And she's like, "In your thirties you're even stronger than in your twenties." I didn't believe her, but I have played better in my thirties.
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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'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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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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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 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.
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Am I the greatest? I don't know. I'm the greatest that I can be.
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If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.
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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 think a smile can make your whole body. Models, they look fabulous, but they don't smile, and they look so mad.
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We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I'm the best in the world.
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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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Who says that your thirties is when you're supposed to be done? I would like to know who made that rule!