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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

“If you smile things will work out.”

Ifs Work Out Keep Smiling Just Keep Smiling Things Will Work Out

Author:Serena Williams

“If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.”

Ifs Plans Plan B

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“I think my father is probably the best coach ever because, if we talk about numbers, he's got a lot and he's only had two players.”

Ifs Thinking Two Father Numbers Player Coaches Best Coaches

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“I love metaphors. I've never been on this train. ... If I'm standing on the middle of a track, I'm definitely going to get derailed. I have to make sure that I'm on the train and not in front of it.”

Ifs Middle Fronts Standing Train Metaphor Track

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“I'm like a chameleon. I can kind of change and get my game going to whatever the situation is. If I play well, which I don't think I've even reached yet at all in this tournament, it's really hard for anyone on the women's tour to beat me.”

Ifs Thinking Wells Kind I Can Hard Play Games Situation Beats Tournaments Chameleon

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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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“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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“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.”

“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

Author:Serena Williams

“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 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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“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. 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.”

Ifs Thinking Should Mean Doe Attitude Prove Should Have Being The Best

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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.”

Ifs Fighting Smile Work Out Keep Smiling Just Keep Smiling Things Will Work Out

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“I don't know if I've had my share of drama, but I've definitely had my share of hard times.”

Ifs Knows Hard Share Drama Hard Times

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“If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Losing Motivated

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“If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.”

Ifs Focus Streets Gun Shooting Tennis Concentration Tennis Player Motivational Tennis

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“Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.”

Ifs Hard Dream Hard Work Sticks Dreams Can Come True

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“I've never dated anybody. It's good to get experience under your belt but you should never get wild or go crazy. If I can't see myself with this person for life -- I can't be bothered. I can't waste my time. I have some really good men friends but I believe in no sex before marriage. No fornicating. Stuff like that. I really believe in that. I mean, I'm not perfect. It's hard to live by the Bible standards but I'm really comfortable with me.”

“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.”

People Ifs I Can Fighting Beats Satisfied Tennis Relax Wimbledon

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“You can't play well if you don't look good.”

Ifs Wells Looks Play Appearance

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“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.”

Ifs Winning Drama Tough Bored Queens Good Times Having A Good Time

Author:Serena Williams

“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.”

Ifs Winning Loses Teach Victory Losing Rewards Setback

Author:Serena Williams

“I always say if I play my best it's difficult to beat me”

Ifs Play Difficult Beats

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

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