Serena Williams
We're going in really fresh. We're going to have fresh legs and bodies, we're going to be able to stay the distance, and that's our goal.
It's always good to get a smaller tournament under your belt so that by the time you get to the Slams, you have a lot of experience.
I'm definitely not a fearless individual.
I've never been over-dramatic in my whole career.
Someone like Billie Jean King is completely my idol.
I feel like I'm really young and I'm only thinking about my career and continuing playing.
I love going shopping.
I love going to movies.
Honestly, I don't read the press. I don't know what they're saying.
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.
I love tennis more than designing because it's actually easier and I don't get nearly as nervous.
To this day, I don't love my arms. People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I'm not complaining. They pay my bills.
I'm super-curvy.
No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.
My dad is a marketing mastermind.
If I step on a scale, I won't eat for five months.
My school was really small, but I was called the Class Clown!
I've always enjoyed acting. When we were younger, my sisters and I would put on plays for our parents.
I want to be a giving woman and just a nice person in general.
When I was younger, I was always obsessed with nails.
What's going to make me happy is going on the court and holding up trophies, singles and doubles.
I feel as a brand I'm here to be around for a long time.
I try not to have too many rituals because I believe that rituals don't help you win. I used to do rituals a lot and it was crazy.
I love designing dresses and tops.
Having a pulmonary embolism is definitely easier than heart break.
People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I'm not complaining. They pay my bills.
There's one thing I'm really good at, and that's hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I'm excellent.
The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you're very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.Collection: Strong
I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fallCollection: Fall
I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.Collection: Winning
You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.Collection: Positive
You just have to prove to yourself that you can go out there and be the best that you can be and not prove anything to anyone.Collection: Being The Best
With a defeat, when you lose, you get up, you make it better, you try again. That's what I do in life, when I get down, when I get sick, I don't want to just stop. I keep going and I try to do more. Everyone always says never give up but you really have to take that to heart and really do never definitely give up. Keep trying.Collection: Giving Up
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 he teaches us.Collection: Winning
If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.Collection: Plan B
It's me, and I love me. I learned to love me. I've been like this my whole life, and I embrace me. I love how I look. I love that I'm a full woman and I'm strong and I'm powerful and I'm beautiful at the same time. There's nothing wrong with that.Collection: Beautiful
I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.Collection: Thinking
Am I the greatest? I don't know. I'm the greatest that I can be.Collection: Knows
Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they're afraid of having too many defined muscles and being made fun of or called unattractive.Collection: Girl
I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.Collection: Basketball
When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.Collection: Trying
Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.Collection: Dream
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.Collection: Growing Up
Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you've ever had.Collection: Sweet
I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope...and that's all I had.Collection: Balls
If I'm winning, I have to act like I'm not bored. If it's A tough match, I have to act like I'm having A good time. I'm a drama queen.Collection: Queens
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.Collection: Giving Up
I'm an actress, model and athlete, and I'd put athlete third on the list.Collection: Athlete
I just could never have imagined that I would be mentioned with Chris Evert or with Martina Navratilova, because I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet. Living in Compton, you know, this never happened before.Collection: Dream