Venus Williams Quotes
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Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.
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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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One thing I've done is surround myself with people who are as good as me or better.
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I'd like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.
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Right now, I'm at the top of the world in my game so my focus isn't on when I'm going to end. My focus is on playing the best tennis that I can, and there is no end to that.
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Everyone is always working on their body and trying to make it the best that they possibly can. That's what I do every single day, mostly for performance, but also just for me.
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I've always found the rain very calming.
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The message I like to convey to women and girls across the globe is that there is no glass ceiling.
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Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.
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I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth.
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Self-doubt is real. Everyone has it. Having confidence and losing confidence is real, too, and everyone has been in that position.
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The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed.
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For me, being part of the WTA tour is a privilege. Every day I wake up, it's a privilege to be able to go outside and do what I love. It's a privilege to be able to make my own hours, even though they're long, but I make them.
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Interior design is a business of trust.
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Sometimes women who are taller aren't comfortable with it, but I love being tall.
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The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.
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It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.
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I love seeing people be successful! I love that. It's wonderful. There's enough room for everybody.
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You have to stay on top and learn from mistakes.
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After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows.
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You have to do things right to stay in business, and that's not easy, and that's a choice on a daily basis, the choices you make in how to run your business and how to have a point of differentiation and how to be true to your brand, how to offer something that people want and to offer something that you love.
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No matter who you are, the grass is never greener on the other side.
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'Oh and Oh' is a tennis term... It's a nice way of saying you took your opponent to pieces.
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I don't have time for easy. Tennis is just hard.