I try not to be protected. Because I feel like you can become a little bit of a robot. That's not who… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I've been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
My goal in a couple of years is to try to build a successful fashion house like Armani or Versace. I want… — 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]… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I like to wear classic silhouettes and add a punch to it. I'll wear a high-waist legging and a super-crop top or… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
If I'm not playing well, I do get down on myself because I am a perfectionist. [So I need] someone who believes… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
It's remarkable she [Venus Williams] plays at all, given her Sjögren's syndrome [an autoimmune disorder that can cause joint pain]. She's back,… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
With a defeat, when you lose, you get up, you make it better, you try again. That's what I do in life,… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
I've been involved with Berlei for almost my whole career. I actually discovered them well over 10 years ago, probably 2002 at… — 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
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
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
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
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
If anything, we haven't changed much since we [with Venuse Williams] were kids. We really are the same people. — Serena Williams Copy Share
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
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
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
I feel like I'm really young and I'm only thinking about my career and continuing playing. — Serena Williams Copy Share
For the younger sisters, we always look up to the older sisters because they're always ahead of us and they always win. — Serena Williams Copy Share
I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies. — Serena Williams Copy Share
![“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 us can forever learn, and I try to be as humble as anyone can be.” quote by Serena Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/serena-williams-1589_defining_i-never-left-my-roots-you-can-identify-m_17115.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/quotes/i/aac/serena-williams-1589_believe_if-i-m-not-playing-well-i-do-get-down-on_1301418.jpg)
![“It's remarkable she [Venus Williams] plays at all, given her Sjögren's syndrome [an autoimmune disorder that can cause joint pain]. She's back, winning tournaments. She didn't allow society to tell her, "You have this disease; you can't do that anymore." I look at her, like, "She's not playing at…” quote by Serena Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/serena-williams-1589_causes_it-s-remarkable-she-venus-williams-plays_883299.jpg)
