One thing I've done is surround myself with people who are as good as me or better. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
I love seeing people be successful! I love that. It's wonderful. There's enough room for everybody. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
People ask me where I get my fighting qualities from, and I have to say Serena. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
The most challenging thing is people do see me as a tennis player, but I've had a lot of opportunities because I… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
Well, when I walk behind short people I feel like I'm going to fall over because I start taking these little steps,… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
Unfortunately the world is what it is now. People don't get along for whatever reason. As professional athletes, in a way we're… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
We're all conditioned that we shouldn't like our brothers and sisters, that we should be angry and fight. But that's abnormal. A… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
Definitely sport matures you, if you let it. It definitely makes you grow up because you have to work so hard that… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to believe… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
I think I've been fortunate to be at the top of the game and in the media for years, and a lot… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
Serena and I have done some great career planning, and we're playing really at the peak of our tennis right now. I… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
You know, growing up my - you know, I came from Compton, Calif., and, you know, it was a place where a… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
I believe I live in a black and white. I think things are like either black or white. I don't really believe… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
Whatever it is, people have issues and that affects you deeply. So you have to get to the bottom of it and… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
If Id lived prior to the 1980s, it would have been different, because I would have been playing to prove African Americans… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
There were a lot of people shouting out. I know it's not proper tennis etiquette, but this is the first time I've… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
I think there's more stressful periods than others when you're launching new things or going into a new business, or there are… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
If I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do...but I think you have to. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
A lot of people say, "Oh, I get this high from working out." I've never felt that, maybe because I've worked out… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
It's amazing when tragedy strikes, how strong you find that you are, and I'd seen other people go through horrible things. And… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
Most of us have grown up, you know, I think there are very few people who have grown up in a home… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
I love seeing people be successful! I love that. It's wonderful. There's enough room for everybody. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
Rain is good for me. I feel like I achieve clarity actually when it rains. The longer I have to sit and wait, the… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
I feel a little more tired than usual, ... Ive had to recover from everything, my illnesses and things this summer. Its not perfect… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
Just always believe in yourself. "Champions adjust." It's a line I learned from Billie Jean King, and sometimes your dream adjusts. Be willing to… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
The message I like to convey to women and girls across the globe is that there is no glass ceiling. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
Grand Slam losses are hard. I treat myself after losses though, I usually go to McDonald's and I have a hamburger and you know,… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too. (after winning the Grand Slam Cup. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
It's easy to stand back, but to move forward and take a chance, that takes a little more guts, a little more courage. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
