Serena Williams
“Everything comes at a cost. Just what are you willing to pay for it?”
– Serena Williams
“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 can I relax.” But now people are really going to be fighting to beat me.”
– Serena Williams
“I just hate to lose. When I am on the court, it is like my life depends on it.”
– Serena Williams
“I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.”
– Serena Williams
“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 not for sale. It has to be innate.”
– Serena Williams
“I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.”
– Serena Williams
“Family’s first, and that’s what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.”
– Serena Williams
“There’s one thing I’m really good at, and that’s hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I’m excellent.”
– Serena Williams
“Growing up I wasn’t the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit. Standing here with 19 championships is something I never thought would happen. I went on a court just with a ball and a racket and with a hope.”
– Serena Williams
“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.”
– Serena Williams
“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 can I relax.” But now people are really going to be fighting to beat me.”
– Serena Williams
“I just hate to lose. When I am on the court, it is like my life depends on it.”
– Serena Williams
“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 not for sale. It has to be innate.”
– Serena Williams
“There’s one thing I’m really good at, and that’s hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I’m excellent.”
– Serena Williams
“When I’m down, I talk to myself a lot. I look crazy because I’m constantly having an argument with myself.”
– Serena Williams
“We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.”
– Serena Williams
“Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you’ve ever had.”
– Serena Williams
“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.”
– Serena Williams
“I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.”
– Serena Williams
“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.”
– Serena Williams
“I’ve had to learn to fight all my life – got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.”
– Serena Williams
“Since I don’t look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good.”
– Serena Williams
“Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.”
– Serena Williams