Venus Williams Quotes

I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.

We don't talk about tennis. I figure she knows what she's doing. I mean, what am I going to tell her?

Nerves are normal. You can't be cured from them unless you're a machine.

In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.

The principle of the design - the harmony, rhythm and balance are all the same with interior and fashion design.

If I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California.

You can never get complacent because a loss is always around the corner.

It's what I've trained for, from the first sketch to the fabric. Making dresses that are different from the usual style, and a lot of fun to wear.

It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too. (after winning the Grand Slam Cup.

If you're not a competitor, you've just got to go home.

People ask me where I get my fighting qualities from, and I have to say Serena.

Sometimes, when there's a video montage. I'm thinking, 'That's my life. Oh, my God, I did that.' Yeah, it's amazing.

I guess some kids around me had to grow up quickly, had all those problems. But I wasn't one of those kids, or around those kids, not at all.

Serena and I, we don't have anything to prove ... we still set a very high standard.

It's easy to stand back, but to move forward and take a chance, that takes a little more guts, a little more courage.

There is nothing like playing at Wimbledon; you can feel the footprints of the legends of the game-men and women-that have graced those courts.

I'm always on the court with my dad.

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.

We've been training and playing full-time since we were 18 and 19. So after tennis, we'll be excited to see what it's like to have more free time.

I know I'm good at tennis. Other than that, everything else is a wild card. I'm a wild card.

I'm not a trend person. I don't want to look to my right and see somebody in the same thing.

When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.

I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it.

A win's a win, unless it is not a win, and then it's not a win.

I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth.

My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn't always happen, but that's what I try for.

The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.

Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.

I think if you have the opportunity to bully your opponent then you have to take that chance.

It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.

Interior design is a business of trust.

If the sun comes up, I have a chance.

I love to be busy, and when I'm off the court, I do things I love.

Whoever is across the net, I want to win. Whoever that person is, that's the day I want to win.

Chiropractic gives me the flexibility I need to keep in the game.

We're breaking records and we're moving forward. I always expected to win Grand Slams. This was meant to be.

I don't have time to be negative.

You have to stay on top and learn from mistakes.

As long as we're fit, we just have so much to give on the court.

I will always be the older sister. That's never going to change.

I have to say accounting almost killed me.

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.

I'd like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.

I don't carry a purse when I fly because I have my Hello Kitty carry-on. I'm the biggest adult supporter.

Anything which draws attention to me because I am so attractive.

So what if you fail? At least you'll know what not to do when you try again.

I try to update as much as possible. You don't want to be in the past.

The naysayers, they don't mean a thing.

I contribute my best in my sport and I also have a ton of respect for myself and my family.

Well, when I walk behind short people I feel like I'm going to fall over because I start taking these little steps, and I can't take little steps.

When you're on top, you're on top.

My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously.

Rain is good for me. I feel like I achieve clarity actually when it rains. The longer I have to sit and wait, the clearer my game becomes to me.

Like anyone else, I enjoy my days off.

It is very important not to think about losing.

To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.

'Oh and Oh' is a tennis term ... It's a nice way of saying you took your opponent to pieces.

I wear a lot of tight dresses, so I'm like, 'I need to do my sit-ups!'

I guess tennis is my main art, but fashion is definitely very close.

I feel amazing right now. I just feel like dancing.

I say accessorize, accessorize, accessorize. If you don't accessorize, someone else will.

I'm this overachiever type, I'll just work and work and I'll just do it over and over and over again.

I have a lot of dreams, and most of them come true these days.

It's every Williams for themself.

Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.

It's a great feeling to have accomplished what I have, but I want to do more.

If I didn't play tennis I don't know where I'd be.

I'm only seeing tennis balls these days. And maybe the occasional fashion sketch.

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.

Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.

I can walk around fine, but I don't have a desk job.

In my mind, I'm always the best. If I walk out on the court (and) I think the next person is better, I've already lost.

I am someone who likes to stay positive.

I've always found the rain very calming.

I remember watching the Olympics at home as a kid. It was one my Dad's dreams to win an Olympic medal.

Tennis is a huge part of my life, but I don't base my self-value or my self-worth or the quality of my life on my results on the court.

Life is challenging but I'm always up for a challenge.

If I don't wear something I feel confident in, I don't play as well.

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.

I think I can change the game.

It's thrilling and it's an honor to be part of something bigger than your own self.

My motto is: I'm alive, so that means I can do anything.

Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.

A lot of times when you play ... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.