Venus Williams Quotes

Unfortunately the world is what it is now. People don't get along for whatever reason. As professional athletes, in a way we're almost ambassadors for peace, because sports brings everyone together.

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

It is very important not to think about losing.

I am someone who likes to stay positive.

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

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

There were a lot of people shouting out. I know it's not proper tennis etiquette, but this is the first time I've ever played here that the crowd has been behind me like that. Today I felt American, you know, for the first time at the U.S. Open. So I've waited my whole career to have this moment and here it is ... It was great. It was awesome. It was like winning gold.

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

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.

If the sun comes up, I have a chance.

Serena and I have done some great career planning, and we're playing really at the peak of our tennis right now. I think tennis has been a sport where people play this insane schedule from 14 years old, so of course at 26, it's over. We've really paced ourselves.

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

Interior design is a business of trust.

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

I don't want to give anyone an edge in my mind. Every time I walk out on the court, I have to feel I'm the best so I can compete well. A lot of times, my chief rival is just me.

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.

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

I don't have time to be negative.

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

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

It's every Williams for themself.

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.

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

I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I'm tough, let me tell you, tough as nails.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

I feel a little more tired than usual, ... Ive had to recover from everything, my illnesses and things this summer. Its not perfect circumstances, but Im definitely going to be out there and hopefully have my letdown after the Open ... I think Ill go in mentally a lot better. When it comes down to it I dont think anyone really wants to play me because I have a lot of weapons and not a ton of weaknesses. My main weakness would probably be an occasional self-destruction mode. So Ill try not to touch that red button accidentally.

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

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

I think I can change the game.

My dresses are designed to win, so going through it, I think about, what do I want to represent? So, definitely, Vera Wang has been an inspiration for me.

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

To be a well-rounded person and know what's going on in the world around you, to have a perspective outside of your sport, is important for every athlete. I'm blessed that our parents gave us that.

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

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

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

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

If I go down, it's never easy. At least my opponent knows they have to go to the end of the earth to take me out no matter what the circumstances. I do try to compete. Even if it's not your best day, I just try to walk off the court knowing I gave 100,000 percent.

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 think that Billie (Jean King) and Zina (Garrison), they have a whole lot of experience. Even if I don't quite agree with something or have a different way of doing it this week, whatever they said, I did it right away and I found out that it was correct. I think that's helped a lot ... I'm having fun. I had a lot of fun out there. Sometimes I was ready to smile
but I knew I'd lose focus
because I was doing things that I'd done in practice and we talked about. I was ready to laugh and give someone a high-five, but it wasn't time for that.

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

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.

The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed.

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.

I think I've been fortunate to be at the top of the game and in the media for years, and a lot of times, people want to be your friend when you're on the top. You know, there have been times when I've been injured and I never got a phone call. So that's the way it is.

I have to say accounting almost killed me.

My style is kind of eclectic and I don't like to do the same thing over and over again. I like to have fun and explore myself so you won't see the same design.

I know it's not the most important thing for me to win the most Grand Slams and be remembered in this world. I certainly don't have to win little tournaments here, there and everywhere, I don't have to win at all. Although I do want to.

Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do ... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting to wear. And hopefully, it will get me a gold medal.

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

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

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

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

We're all conditioned that we shouldn't like our brothers and sisters, that we should be angry and fight. But that's abnormal. A lot of people think that the way Serena and I are with one another is weird. It's not.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

When you step out on the court, I don't think anybody thinks about age. Because if you're out on this tour, it means you deserve to be here. You've got the skill. It must mean you know how to play.

I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth.

Sjogren's is something you live with your whole life. The good news for me is now I know what's happening after spending years not knowing ... I feel like I can get better and move on.

Right now, I'm at the top of the world in my game so my focus isn't on when I'm going to end. My focus is on playing the best tennis that I can, and there is no end to that.

I knew my destiny was to be in the winner's circle. There were times along the way where I didn't make it there. But I felt my destiny was definitely to win big titles, win lots of titles.

The naysayers, they don't mean a thing.

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