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With my website, I'm really interactive. I've written a lot of things about me.

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.

No, I don't read the papers. I just look at the pictures.

Tennis just a game, family is forever.

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.

I think you have to love yourself before you fall in love. I'm still learning to love myself.

There are people who live, breathe and dress tennis.

I wish I could play like Roger Federer.

My dad is a marketing mastermind.

I would be really excellent in a horror film because I have a great scream. I'd be really good in a comedy too. I'm top, top, top quality.

No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.

I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.

You can't underestimate anyone.

I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.

I'm Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.

Dad thanks for leaning in by helping me become a role model for young girls.

I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.

I'm thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.

I love going to movies.

Someone like Billie Jean King is completely my idol.

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

I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall

I'm super-curvy.

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

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

My dad is the nicest guy you'll ever meet, and the easiest going.

I'm so frugal, you wouldn't believe it.

Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you've ever had.

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

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.

I've always made some legendary comebacks since 1998 when it first started. So that's kind of just been my MO for my whole career.

I love tennis more than designing because it's actually easier and I don't get nearly as nervous.

Honestly, I don't read the press. I don't know what they're saying.

I don't want to age myself.

I think a smile can make your whole body. Models, they look fabulous, but they don't smile, and they look so mad.

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.

We're going in really fresh. We're going to have fresh legs and bodies, we're going to be able to stay the distance, and that's our goal.

I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.

It's a corset design making me look very, very slim and trim. I call it a corset dress. Very Hollywood glamour with the silk.

I'm totally human.

I have started to realize that I am really just a world athlete and a world entertainer
I am a world-known person, I am a global icon.

The guy is the greatest male athletes of all time.

I love hitting aces. It's not easy, but it makes your life a lot easier.

Hopefully, we can build a rivalry and we'll be able to do this a lot. Make a legacy, then retire champions.

It's a lot of bling to play with. You got to have the bling.

I always ask my dad, 'Why wasn't I a lefty?' Even when I was younger I wanted to be lefty. I could have been really good.

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

I want to be a giving woman and just a nice person in general.

Legendary? I don't know. I'm just Serena.

We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I'm the best in the world.

I do want to look good still; I do want to be healthy.

Everybody who plays me plays me so hard because they always want to beat me.

Once I serve well, my whole game goes up.

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.

When you travel so much, the best and most relaxing thing is to just sit on the couch and not move.

There's always another record, then there's always another person to catch up with or to pass.

I've been getting my reel together. I think they are looking at me more as an actress because I have a lot of potential and a lot of skills.

My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body.

I love designing dresses and tops.

If I step on a scale, I won't eat for five months.

I think it's bad when people start booing between serves.

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

I just love leopard print.

I'm a real extrovert, but when I'm round someone new, I'm super shy.

I was just tired of losing ... Life was passing me by.

I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before.

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.

I'm playing to around 30% of my potential - you'd be shocked at what I could do.

I feel as a brand I'm here to be around for a long time.

We're sisters, we're roommates, we're all that.

It's amazing, but I guess that happens when you become overly famous. Every week now, I get more famous.

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

I just hate to lose. When I am on the court, it is like my life depends on it.

I'm an actress, model and athlete, and I'd put athlete third on the list.

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

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.

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.

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

I feel like I'm really young and I'm only thinking about my career and continuing playing.

I'm really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I'm really sexy.

I'll probably be wearing something fun and sexy as usual, but I can't say it will be the 'Catsuit.'

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

There's one thing I'm really good at, and that's hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I'm excellent.

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

I love going shopping.

Sure, I've been on the Tube ... I caught it to Eastbourne once.

Couple years ago I was No. 7 and I ended up top. So I kind of like the position that I'm at right now. It's hot.

I'm an unbelievable designer.

I'm definitely not a fearless individual.

It's so great to have that opportunity with so many young American players coming up now. It's just so exciting. We have to root for the home country.

I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.

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

When I was younger, I was always obsessed with nails.

Luck has nothing to do with it.

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

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've never felt invincible. I've never used that word to describe me ever.

To this day, I don't love my arms. People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I'm not complaining. They pay my bills.

I try not to have too many rituals because I believe that rituals don't help you win. I used to do rituals a lot and it was crazy.

I don't have a good British accent.