Venus Williams Quotes
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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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No matter who you are, the grass is never greener on the other side.
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One who is persistent will excel.
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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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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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A lot of times, I don't just do juice; I do the whole thing blended to keep the fiber.
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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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I've gone to school for business, for design, for architecture.
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Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.
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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 even know what my favourite food is anymore, as they are all such bad foods!
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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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Sports are a great place to show that equality can happen.
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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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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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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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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 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'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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Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.
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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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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.