When you start playing tennis, you don’t imagine there’s a whole bureaucracy behind the tournaments and all of that. You just think about winning the cups. – Venus Williams
I’d like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis. – Venus Williams
Equality for men and women, across the world, not only in sports, is the goal. We obviously have a long way to go, but every little bit helps. – Venus Williams
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. – Venus Williams
That’s what you feel as an athlete. Pretty much our job is to make the impossible happen every day. It’s like magic, you know. I like that. – Venus Williams
I want to get better. Every time you lose, you learn from it, and after every win, you look to building on the tempo. – Venus Williams
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. – Venus Williams
I think there’s a connection with what you wear. If you don’t feel good about what you’re wearing, you aren’t going to feel confident, and you aren’t going to be able to concentrate. – Venus Williams
After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows. – Venus Williams
I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it. – Venus Williams
I do expect a lot from myself, but it’s also a balance of being… positive and also pushing yourself. – Venus Williams
The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it’s just a question of constant diligence and vigilance. – Venus Williams
Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there. – Venus Williams
I want my opponents to look at me across the net and just not want to play me because I look so fit and amazing and strong. So that’s always my goal. – Venus Williams
I don’t think anyone wants to look in the mirror and say, ‘I’m anti-woman.’ They don’t see themselves that way, and you can’t treat them that way. But you have to tell the truth. – Venus Williams
A lot of times, I don’t just do juice; I do the whole thing blended to keep the fiber. – Venus Williams
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. – Venus Williams
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. – Venus Williams