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Serena Williams, born on September 26, 1981, is a world-renowned female tennis player from the United States. She has achieved remarkable success in the tennis world, winning multiple Grand Slam singles titles and is considered one of the greatest female tennis players in history.

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Famous Serena Williams Quotes

“I'm currently writing a screenplay that I haven't started yet.”

Writing Havens Screenplays

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“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.”

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“I am basically a blazer. If I were a clothing item, I would be a legging and a blazer.”

Ifs Would Be Clothings Items Blazers

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“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.”

Should Kind Inspiration Strong Raises Humble Courageous Be Humble

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“I was looking in the mirror today and my waist is still 28 inches. I think it's all because I have a large bosom and a large ass. I have a large ass and it always just looks like I'm bigger than the rest of the girls. I could lose 20 pounds and I'm still going to have these knockers and I'm going to have this ass, and that's just the way it is.”

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“When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.”

Trying Loses Get Up Try Again

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“Am I the greatest? I don't know. I'm the greatest that I can be.”

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“When I first started really playing, in '98, I was super excited to see all the people I grew up watching. ... I loved Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, and Pete Sampras.”

People Firsts Grew Grew Up Excited Monica

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“I'm not taking Zika lightly. Especially being older, I definitely am going everywhere protected. I'm protecting myself.”

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“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.”

Ifs Needs Trying Believe Wells Mean Hard I Believe Willing I Believe In Believe In Me Try Again Perfectionist I Believe In Me

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“I meet people who say, "Girl, I watch every match, and I pray for you." I feel that energy and those prayers. Sometimes when I'm down on the court, in the back of my mind, I'm thinking, "They want me to win. Is there anything else I can give?" It encourages me to do better, to fight harder.”

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“My coach has said to me, "When you win a match or a tournament, you don't even think about it - the very next minute you're like".”

Thinking Said Next Winning Minutes Coaches Tournaments

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“I'm not one to blame anyone else for anything. And I don't think anyone else should either.”

Thinking Should Blame

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“Who says that your thirties is when you're supposed to be done? I would like to know who made that rule!”

Knows Made Done Supposed To Be

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“I was talking to my mom one time, like, "Gosh, I'm 30." And she's like, "In your thirties you're even stronger than in your twenties." I didn't believe her, but I have played better in my thirties.”

Believe Talking Mom Twenties Stronger My Mom One Time

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“I played pretty well in my twenties, don't get me wrong! But my consistency is better [in my thirties], my momentum is better, my wins are quicker.”

Wells Winning Twenties Consistency Momentum

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“I really hope that I can be helpful in that journey because I do believe that women deserve the same pay. We work just as hard as men do. I've been working, playing tennis, since I was three years old. And to be paid less just because of my sex - it doesn't seem fair.”

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“Will I have to explain to my daughter that her brother is gonna make more money doing the exact same job because he's a man? If they both played sports since they were three years old, they both worked just as hard, but because he's a boy, they're gonna give him more money? Like, how am I gonna explain that to her? In tennis we've had great pioneers that paved the way - including Venus [Williams], who fought so hard for Wimbledon to pay women the same prize money they pay men, and Billie Jean King, who is one of the main reasons Title IX exists.”

“I definitely want to have kids one day. That's something I've always wanted since as long as I could remember. And the older I get, the more I'm like, "I'm too young!"”

Want Long Kids Wanted Remember Young One Day

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“Hopefully I'll be able to mature one of these days, get serious, and at least have them [kids] pretty fast.”

Kids Able Serious Hopefully These Days Mature

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“If anything, we haven't changed much since we [with Venuse Williams] were kids. We really are the same people.”

People Ifs Kids Havens Changed

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“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 100 percent. You are. You don't have excuses." Knowing what she went through helped me try to be a more positive person.”

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“I try not to be protected. Because I feel like you can become a little bit of a robot. That's not who I am. And I don't want to be monotone. It's important to be yourself, whatever the cost.”

Want Feels Trying Littles Important Bits Like You Cost Little Bit Who I Am Being Yourself Protected Robots

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“My mom taught me how to sew when I was super young; I used to make clothes for my dolls. When I finally went to [fashion design] school [in 1999], I really took to pattern making. Everyone in class was good at something; I was the person, if you need help with your patterns, you come to me and I would help you out.”

Ifs Needs Persons Helping School Young Used Class Fashion Design Taught Mom Clothes Patterns My Mom Dolls Need Help Fashion Design

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“I love "Phenomenal Woman." The experiences she had of being African American in the U.S. - that itself is a task. I appreciate the hardships Maya Angelou went through for our generation. I'm super influenced by the black people that paved the way for us.”

People Way Black Generations Appreciate Tasks African American Hardship Black People Phenomenal Our Generation Phenomenal Woman Angelou

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“I'm proud to have opened [two] schools in Africa and one in Jamaica [through the Serena Williams Fund and its partners]. I was given a lot. I was given two parents. That's already starting above a lot of kids. And then I was given the opportunity to play tennis and parents who supported that. I feel I can give back.”

Giving Feels I Can Two Play Kids School Opportunity Given Parent Proud Starting Partners Tennis Fund Giving Back Jamaica

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“I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.”

Giving Dream Leaving Legacy Fulfillment Your Dreams Tennis Giving Back Leaving A Legacy

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“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.”

Trying Left Forever Humility Roots Humble Traits Defining

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“Most people that do play nowadays hit really hard. It was good to get someone that hit really hard early on.”

People Hard Play

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“I don't have a good British accent.”

British Accents

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“The red kind of symbolizes a lot of things I do in Africa, along with a lot of the work, like the red laces. Everybody that buys a pair can pretty much save a life in Africa.”

Kind Red Pairs Lace Save A Life

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“The tournament means so much to me as well as the things I do in Africa. I thought it could also work well together.”

Wells Mean Together Tournaments

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“You can't underestimate anyone.”

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“I don't want to age myself.”

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“I've almost lost several times but come through that. Being able to play your way through the tournament is really able to help.”

Way Play Helping Able Lost Tournaments

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“I'm watching a lot of the football.”

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“I was glad to watch the soccer because it helps my tennis game, realize maybe they're just rooting for the underdog.”

Helping Games Realizing Watches Glad Soccer Tennis Underdog Tennis Game

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“I want it to be more natural. Right now it feels really forced. Seems like I've never done a curtsy before, which may be true. But I'm looking forward to nailing it.”

Want Feels May Done Seems Natural Right Now Being True Looking Forward

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“I've been involved with Berlei for almost my whole career. I actually discovered them well over 10 years ago, probably 2002 at least. My mom introduced me. She said, "Listen, you should try these bras." And I was like, "Really?" So I tried it and since then I've never worn another bra.”

Should Trying Years Wells Said Whole Careers Mom Involved Years Ago My Mom Worn Bras

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“I'm a big supporter of this product for women. And [my relationship with the brand Berlei] was so organic. I would go to the store and buy 40 or 50 bras every year because I could only get them in Australia at the time. And then eventually they heard that I would come and take all the stock.”

Years Bigs Heard Products Stores Brands Australia Supporter Bras

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“I got involved in the design process a long time ago. I've been working with their main designer [Berlei] for a while. It's been really fun all around.”

Long Fun Process Design Involved Long Time Designer Long Time Ago Design Process

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“In the locker rooms, I'm always suggesting, "You need Berlei." Because it's the best brand for women and for me.”

Needs Rooms Brands Suggesting Lockers Locker Room

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“I'm a high-performance athlete: I'm running, I'm sprinting, I'm sliding, I'm doing pretty much everything and the last thing I want to worry about is my chest. I want to just worry about playing the sport at the highest level that I can.”

Want I Can Running Lasts Sports Levels Worry Highest Performances Athlete Chests

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“We do more ready-to-wear and ath-leisure, things you would wear everyday. I never close my mind to anything and eventually want to branch out. But for now, tennis is still number one for me.”

Want Mind Stills Numbers Ready Everyday Tennis Branches Leisure Sure Thing One For Me

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“Venus [Williams] has an amazing line; I love her collection. I'm always at her office. She has an interior design company and her EleVen company. They have a wonderful office space and I'm always there for the interior part and get to see what she's doing with EleVen.”

Lines Space Company Wonderful Design Office Collections Interiors Eleven Interior Design Venus Office Space

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“We're in different categories. She [Venus Williams] does sports, I do more of the fashion side.”

Doe Different Sports Sides Fashion Categories Venus

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“I like to wear classic silhouettes and add a punch to it.”

Add Classic Silhouettes

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“I don't have anything to prove ever, ever in my life. If I have something to prove, what does that mean for everyone else? And I think everyone should have that attitude.”

Ifs Thinking Should Mean Doe Attitude Prove Should Have

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“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.”

Prove Being The Best

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“I don't go thinking I'm going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I'll do the best that I can.”

Thinking I Can Loses Do The Best Tournaments

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About the Author

Born: September 26, 1981
Known for: Tennis player
Quotes: 202

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