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I've always found the rain very calming. (Venus Williams)
I think every single point will be important, ... I think more than anything, I'll just have to be able to compete better. When you're playing Serena Williams, you have to compete better than her. I got a lot of tricks from Serena just watching her. She inspired me so many times. I also got motivated by her in the early part of my career, and even now. I just have to compete better, bottom line. View quote
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I'm not a trend person. I don't want to look to my right and see somebody in the same thing. View quote
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My ambition is to enjoy my life and to do exactly what I want to do. And I'll do that. I will be free. View quote
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If you give me a short shot I will attack you. I'm not a baseliner who rallies. I try to get the point over with. View quote
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I wear a lot of tight dresses, so I'm like, 'I need to do my sit-ups!' View quote
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If I didn't play tennis I don't know where I'd be. View quote
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I'm this overachiever type, I'll just work and work and I'll just do it over and over and over again. View quote
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I say accessorize, accessorize, accessorize. If you don't accessorize, someone else will. View quote
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If I don't wear something I feel confident in, I don't play as well. View quote
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Unfortunately the world is what it is now. People don't get along for whatever reason. As professional athletes, in a way we're almost ambassadors for peace, because sports brings everyone together. (Venus Williams)
I know it's not the most important thing for me to win the most grand slams and be remembered in this world. I certainly don't have to win satellite tournaments here there and everywhere, I don't have to win at all. Although I do want to. View quote
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Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business. View quote
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For years I felt that I didn't have enough stamina and then, four years ago, I felt like I was not getting enough air but I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma. The medicine for asthma never worked. View quote
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I feel a little more tired than usual, ... I've had to recover from everything, my illnesses and things this summer. It's not perfect circumstances, but I'm definitely going to be out there and hopefully have my letdown after the Open ... I think I'll go in mentally a lot better. When it comes down to it I don't think anyone really wants to play me because I have a lot of weapons and not a ton of weaknesses. My main weakness would probably be an occasional self-destruction mode. So I'll try not to touch that red button accidentally. View quote
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The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed. View quote
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If I'd lived prior to the 1980s, it would have been different, because I would have been playing to prove African Americans are equal. Now, I don't necessarily feel I have to play for black people, because obviously they're doing everything in all sports. If I can go out there and play for myself and not feel I have to stand for something other than what I want to do, that's good. View quote
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I think nowadays it's so easy as an athlete to become a statistic whether or not you lose everything or having trouble or whatever it may be. View quote
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I knew my destiny was to be in the winner's circle. There were times along the way where I didn't make it there. But I felt my destiny was definitely to win big titles, win lots of titles. View quote
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All those lessons that I've learned on the court, I have applied them to my life outside of the court in business, my company, called V Starr interiors, an interior design company, and EleVen, which I wear on court. View quote
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I think if you have the opportunity to bully your opponent then you have to take that chance. (Venus Williams)
My style is kind of eclectic and I don't like to do the same thing over and over again. I like to have fun and explore myself so you won't see the same design. View quote
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