Venus Williams Quotes
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No matter who you are, the grass is never greener on the other side.
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For years I felt that I didn't have enough stamina and then, four years ago, I felt like I was not getting enough air but I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma. The medicine for asthma never worked.
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I try to get in some extra carbohydrates and protein the night before and during my pre-match meal. I also eat about 200 calories right after to help rebuild my muscles.
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When you get told that you have a disease, it's like: 'Really? Nah, it's all right. I don't believe that. It must be something else, I'm just making an excuse, let me push harder.'
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It's such an honor to do this job because I love it. And I get to work outside, and what can beat that?
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I like to be busy. It's not always easy because the schedule gets busy; especially, the more successful you are, the more demands you have. But it's definitely worth the sacrifice.
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Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.
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One who is persistent will excel.
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Losing is no fun no matter who you lose to.
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I've gone to school for business, for design, for architecture.
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My style is kind of eclectic and I don't like to do the same thing over and over again. I like to have fun and explore myself so you won't see the same design.
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I believe that athletes - especially female athletes in the world's leading sport for women - should serve as role models.
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My family is the most important thing to me because they're always there for me when times are down.
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I want my opponents to look at me across the net and just not want to play me because I look so fit and amazing and strong. So that's always my goal.
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Sports are a great place to show that equality can happen.
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Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that 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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Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.
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Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.
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I don't have time to be negative.
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Rain is good for me. I feel like I achieve clarity actually when it rains. The longer I have to sit and wait, the clearer my game becomes to me.
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When you start playing tennis, you don't imagine there's a whole bureaucracy behind the tournaments and all of that. You just think about winning the cups.
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Of course I want to look well and fit - and as an athlete, I want to look strong.
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Ruth's Chris is my favorite restaurant, and I always order the rib eye, medium-rare.
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Women's tennis has been around for a very long time - we're talking about the 1800s. But women's soccer hasn't had such a long history, so now they're right at the beginning of really trying to make things equal. We need to continue not only to advocate for women but to have men advocating for women.