Venus Williams Quotes
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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If I didn't play tennis I don't know where I'd be.
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Life's a challenge, but that's the best part.
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The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it's just a question of constant diligence and vigilance.
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Retiring is the easy way out.
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Growing up, I'd just be at home, playing tennis, spending my allowance on an ice-cream truck.
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I'm not a trend person. I don't want to look to my right and see somebody in the same thing.
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As far as everyone else's opinion, I mean, if I would have thought that everyone was right, I probably wouldn't have left Compton, so I don't get too caught up on what the next person thinks.
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Early in the morning, it's super tough for me to eat right away, but I still need energy for practice. I try to start out with a protein smoothie, a green juice, or some sort of fruit.
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You win with your feet. It looks easy, and it's not.
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I eat lots of vegetables and green juices.
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I want to know that I gave my 100 percent, and even if it doesn't work, you know that you gave everything, and you don't have to look at it and say... I could have gave more - that would break my heart.
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Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
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Equality for men and women, across the world, not only in sports, is the goal. We obviously have a long way to go, but every little bit helps.
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Sometimes when you're making more errors you want to pull back, but I just need to keep going forward.
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Serena and I have done some great career planning, and we're playing really at the peak of our tennis right now. I think tennis has been a sport where people play this insane schedule from 14 years old, so of course at 26, it's over. We've really paced ourselves.
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In life, there is no such thing as impossible; it's always possible.
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Life is challenging but I'm always up for a challenge.
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I'm a collaborator. I know I don't know everything. I don't want to know everything.
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I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I'm tough, let me tell you, tough as nails.
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If the sun comes up, I have a chance.
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I was a teenager with braces and into sporty dresses with bright colors and cut-outs. For awhile, I really experimented with what I wanted to do. Some really extreme things, I recall.
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I guess some kids around me had to grow up quickly, had all those problems. But I wasn't one of those kids, or around those kids, not at all.
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I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth.