Venus Williams Quotes

I always like to win. But I'm the big sister. I want to make sure she has everything, even if I don't have anything. It's hard. I love her too much. That's what counts.
I don't come to tournaments to make friends, to go to parties, to hold conversations. I come to be the best, and I'm not mean and cruel and dirty.
I'd like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.
If you're not a competitor, you've just got to go home.
It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.
Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.
Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there.
When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.
When you're on top, you're on top.
A lot of times when you play... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.
A lot of times, I don't just do juice; I do the whole thing blended to keep the fiber.
After almost 30 years of playing this sport, I've learned something. I've learned that, no matter what happens, or happened... or where you are, or where you've been... at the end of the day: tennis is tennis. It's always, always tennis. And there's nothing better.
After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows.
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.
As an athlete and as a woman, I get my confidence from playing sports because it shifts your focus from what your body looks like to what your body can do for you. That's what we all should be doing. It shouldn't be about looking perfect.
As far as everyone else's opinion, I mean, if I would have thought that everyone was right, I probably wouldn't have left Compton, so I don't get too caught up on what the next person thinks.
As long as we set up equality, we'll go in the right direction.
Athletes, like everyone else, at times take supplements but just have to consult your doctors and work on that. It's a process, but it's achievable... It's my job to be healthy.
Early in the morning, it's super tough for me to eat right away, but I still need energy for practice. I try to start out with a protein smoothie, a green juice, or some sort of fruit.
Equality for men and women, across the world, not only in sports, is the goal. We obviously have a long way to go, but every little bit helps.
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