Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williamsis an American professional tennis player, who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 6 in singles as of July 25, 2016. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three occasions, for a total of 11 weeks. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on February 25, 2002, becoming the first black American woman to achieve this feat during the Open Era...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth17 June 1980
CityLynwood, CA
CountryUnited States of America
The big push for me is the Olympics this year. If I'm healthy, I'm not worried about my ranking. I think I can hit the ball. It's just about my body cooperating. It's about being able to play matches in a row. Right now, I'm not sure how much I can do with that, but we'll see.
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.
I feel amazing right now. I just feel like dancing.
I think if you have the opportunity to bully your opponent then you have to take that chance.
It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too. (after winning the Grand Slam Cup.
It's easy to stand back, but to move forward and take a chance, that takes a little more guts, a little more courage.
I have to say accounting almost killed me.
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.
Nerves are normal. You can't be cured from them unless you're a machine.
We don't talk about tennis. I figure she knows what she's doing. I mean, what am I going to tell her?
Whoever is across the net, I want to win. Whoever that person is, that's the day I want to win.
It's thrilling and it's an honor to be part of something bigger than your own self.
I'm always on the court with my dad.
I think I can change the game.