I don't go thinking I'm going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I'll do the best that I… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
Venus told me the other day that champions don't get nervous in tight situations. That really helped me a lot. I decided… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I have a wonderful white coat I can wear on the court and also in New York for those rainy days...its lady-like… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I can't become satisfied, because if I get satisfied, I'll be like, "Oh, I've won Wimbledon, I've won the U.S. Open. Now… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I need to be at my peak and my best is holding up the trophy. Anything less I wouldn't be really excited… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I'm like a chameleon. I can kind of change and get my game going to whatever the situation is. If I play… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I'm proud to have opened [two] schools in Africa and one in Jamaica [through the Serena Williams Fund and its partners]. I… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I don't go there thinking I'm going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I'll do the best that… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I really hope that I can be helpful in that journey because I do believe that women deserve the same pay. We… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I meet people who say, "Girl, I watch every match, and I pray for you." I feel that energy and those prayers.… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position. — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I think I can improve a lot. I think I can get a lot better. I feel like there's much, much more… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I figure J-Lo does all these movies and all these videos and all this other stuff...I know I can play tennis and… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on. — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
My mom taught me how to sew when I was 2 or 3, so I've been sewing for as long as I can remember. — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I'm a high-performance athlete: I'm running, I'm sprinting, I'm sliding, I'm doing pretty much everything and the last thing I want to… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
The knee just isn't 100 percent. It's hard to be out there when you know that you can't play at your best and could… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I'm thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support. — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
Most people that do play nowadays hit really hard. It was good to get someone that hit really hard early on. — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I never left my roots. You can identify me as someone that didn't become high and mighty. Humility is a defining [trait] all of… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before. — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I'm an athlete and I'm black, and a lot of black athletes go broke. I do not want to become a statistic, so maybe… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
If anything, we haven't changed much since we [with Venuse Williams] were kids. We really are the same people. — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
Everyone in this room knows that Venus is probably one of the greatest people on the tour. She's really great. She's super professional. Complete… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I just never give up. I fight to the end. You can't go out and say, 'I want a bag of never-say-die spirit.' It's… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I don't like to lose-at anything... Yet I've grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God's reward, then losing is how… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm really young and I'm only thinking about my career and continuing playing. — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/e60/serena-williams-1589_education_i-m-proud-to-have-opened-two-schools-in_1185929.jpg)
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