About Serena Williams
She also captured 73 WTA Tour singles titles and finished the year as the top-ranked player five times. Williams is the only athlete to achieve a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles, and the only one to hold Olympic gold together with all four major titles in both singles and doubles at the same time.
![“I played pretty well in my twenties, don't get me wrong! But my consistency is better [in my thirties], my momentum is better, my wins are quicker.” quote by Serena Williams](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/590/serena-williams-1589_consistency_i-played-pretty-well-in-my-twenties-don_2731831.jpg)
![“My mom taught me how to sew when I was super young; I used to make clothes for my dolls. When I finally went to [fashion design] school [in 1999], I really took to pattern making. Everyone in class was good at something; I was the person, if you need help with your patterns, you come to me and I…” quote by Serena Williams](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8ab/serena-williams-1589_class_my-mom-taught-me-how-to-sew-when-i-was-s_364897.jpg)
![“I'm a big supporter of this product for women. And [my relationship with the brand Berlei] was so organic. I would go to the store and buy 40 or 50 bras every year because I could only get them in Australia at the time. And then eventually they heard that I would come and take all the stock.” quote by Serena Williams](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/45b/serena-williams-1589_australia_i-m-a-big-supporter-of-this-product-for_1160545.jpg)
![“I'm proud to have opened [two] schools in Africa and one in Jamaica [through the Serena Williams Fund and its partners]. I was given a lot. I was given two parents. That's already starting above a lot of kids. And then I was given the opportunity to play tennis and parents who supported that. I…” quote by Serena Williams](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e60/serena-williams-1589_education_i-m-proud-to-have-opened-two-schools-in_1185929.jpg)
![“If I'm not playing well, I do get down on myself because I am a perfectionist. [So I need] someone who believes in me more than I believe in me, someone willing to work as hard as I work. I don't understand what no means or what failure means; I only understand what yes means and try again means.” quote by Serena Williams](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/aac/serena-williams-1589_believe_if-i-m-not-playing-well-i-do-get-down-on_1301418.jpg)