Venus Williams Quotes
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One who is persistent will excel.
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I've gone to school for business, for design, for architecture.
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I knew my destiny was to be in the winner's circle. There were times along the way where I didn't make it there. But I felt my destiny was definitely to win big titles, win lots of titles.
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I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth.
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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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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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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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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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Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.
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Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.
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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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When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.
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I don't have time to be negative.
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Sports are a great place to show that equality can happen.
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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.
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I don't even know what my favourite food is anymore, as they are all such bad foods!
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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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'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'm this overachiever type, I'll just work and work and I'll just do it over and over and over again.
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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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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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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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A lot of times when you play... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.
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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.