Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and actress who is ranked No. 1 in women's singles tennis. The Women's Tennis Associationhas ranked her world No. 1 in singles on six separate occasions. She became the world No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and achieved this ranking for the sixth time on February 18, 2013. As of July 18, 2016, she has been ranked world No. 1 for 179 consecutive weeks, seven weeks shy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth26 September 1981
CitySaginaw, MI
CountryUnited States of America
If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.
You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out. We're always told what's beautiful and what's not, and that's not right.
Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you've ever had.
Growing up I wasn't the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit. Standing here with 19 championships is something I never thought would happen. I went on a court just with a ball and a racket and with a hope.
I think I can improve a lot. I think I can get a lot better. I feel like there's much, much more I can do.
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 think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.
You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
It's me, and I love me. I learned to love me. I've been like this my whole life, and I embrace me. I love how I look. I love that I'm a full woman and I'm strong and I'm powerful and I'm beautiful at the same time. There's nothing wrong with that.
I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.
Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they're afraid of having too many defined muscles and being made fun of or called unattractive.
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.
Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
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.