Serena Williams

Tennis player

1981-09-26

American tennis player and one of the most accomplished athletes in the history of the sport. She won 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era and multiple Olympic gold medals. Her career influenced the visibility, power, and athletic standards of women's tennis.

Quotes by Serena Williams

I'm really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I'm really sexy.
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I'm really super feminine, and I'm really soft. I'm very sensitive, I realized.
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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 I overcompensate. But I'm paranoid. Oprah told me a long time ago, 'You sign every check. Never let anyone sign any checks.'
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I'm a real extrovert, but when I'm round someone new, I'm super shy.
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If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.
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Tennis just a game, family is forever.
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I'm thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.
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I love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn't easy - it took me a while.
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I love designing dresses and tops.
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I definitely have found a balance. I've had so many offers in the past to do different movies or different things and I always choose tournaments over it.
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What's going to make me happy is going on the court and holding up trophies, singles and doubles.
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Venus told me the other day that champions don't get nervous in tight situations. That really helped me a lot. I decided I shouldn't get nervous and just do the best I can.
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I'm Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.
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Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
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I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.
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Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.
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How many people yell at linespeople? I see it happening all the time. I don't know how many times I have seen that happen.
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