I'm really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I'm really sexy.
Serena Williams
I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I've been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won't be bulky.
Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
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.
I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.
Tennis just a game, family is forever.
I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.
I'm thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.
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.
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.
I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.
Family's first, and that's what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.
You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out. We're always told what's beautiful and what's not, and that's not right.
I decided I can't pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it.
Having a pulmonary embolism is definitely easier than heart break.
I'm a real extrovert, but when I'm round someone new, I'm super shy.
I've always been a fighter and I've always fought through things my whole life.
I want to knock on people's doors and preach. But I also meet a lot of people on planes and in restaurants, and you can preach with them or place some literature with them.
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.
When I'm down, I talk to myself a lot. I look crazy because I'm constantly having an argument with myself.
I don't know if I've had my share of drama, but I've definitely had my share of hard times.
I love going shopping.
I'm an unbelievable designer.
I always say that when I'm playing well, no one can beat me. I'm not just saying that to sound full of myself or anything, but it's true.
Someone like Billie Jean King is completely my idol.
If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.
There's one thing I'm really good at, and that's hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I'm excellent.
I'm Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.
I hate losing.
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.'
My mom taught me how to sew when I was 2 or 3, so I've been sewing for as long as I can remember.
I think a smile can make your whole body. Models, they look fabulous, but they don't smile, and they look so mad.
I was just tired of losing... Life was passing me by.
I love going to movies.
I'm not used to crying. It's a little difficult. All my life I've had to fight. It's just another fight I'm going to have to learn how to win, that's all. I'm just going to have to keep smiling.
If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.
No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.
If I step on a scale, I won't eat for five months.
I've always considered myself the best and the top. I never considered that I was out of it.
I want to be a giving woman and just a nice person in general.
I've always enjoyed acting. When we were younger, my sisters and I would put on plays for our parents.
My story isn't over... This is just a new part of my life. My baby is going to be in the stands - hopefully cheering for me and not crying too much!
When you're playing the best player in the world, you've got to play well.
Honestly, I don't read the press. I don't know what they're saying.
I've thought it would be cool to have a baby young. You know, be my road dog - like my dogs, they travel the world - but there's always something you have to give up for success. Everything comes at a cost. Just what are you willing to pay for it?
I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.
Hopefully, we can build a rivalry and we'll be able to do this a lot. Make a legacy, then retire champions.
I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before.
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.
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 potentially make it worse.
