Venus Williams Quotes
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That's what you feel as an athlete. Pretty much our job is to make the impossible happen every day. It's like magic, you know. I like that.
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I never count calories. Counting calories is stressful and intimidating, so I avoid it! I know that if I'm eating something that's a treat, I don't need to count it because I mostly eat healthy and am conscious of what I'm putting in my body.
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As an athlete and as a woman, I get my confidence from playing sports because it shifts your focus from what your body looks like to what your body can do for you. That's what we all should be doing. It shouldn't be about looking perfect.
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I have always said that after sport, I wanted a life, I wanted an opportunity, I wanted to be able to do something. And if something happens - the economy falls out or the dollar is worthless, anything could happen - you have to be ready to work. And I'm ready.
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I guess tennis is my main art, but fashion is definitely very close.
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When I play my match, I can't think about anything else except what I'm doing on my side of the net.
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I have been playing tennis for a very long time. Tennis is my life. I see my life in other places, and there are other challenges for me.
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The first rounds of a tournament are always tricky because playing tennis takes a lot out of you.
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You have to prove that you know what you're doing. You have to have longevity. You have to stay around.
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I think there's a connection with what you wear. If you don't feel good about what you're wearing, you aren't going to feel confident, and you aren't going to be able to concentrate.
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If I don't wear something I feel confident in, I don't play as well.
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Like anyone else, I enjoy my days off.
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If you're not a competitor, you've just got to go home.
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I've been very focused on my career outside of tennis.
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I always show up to the office sweaty! I'll come in between workouts in a tennis skirt drenched in sweat. The only time that I actually look presentable is at meetings.
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I think women athletes who have been successful need to help other sports, those sports that are just emerging. That's what I've been thinking about and looking forward to.
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Sjogren's is something you live with your whole life. The good news for me is now I know what's happening after spending years not knowing... I feel like I can get better and move on.