Quotes By 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.

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

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.

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

No TV, no acting for me. I'm kind of a more behind-the-scenes kind of woman even though what I do is very public. I'm really low-key and I don't need to be the center of attention.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Grand Slam losses are hard. I treat myself after losses though, I usually go to McDonald's and I have a hamburger and you know, something. Because you know, you just need to be nice to yourself sometimes after the loss.

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.

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

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

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

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 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.

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

If the sun comes up, I have a chance.

Losses have propelled me to even bigger places, so I understand the importance of losing. You can never get complacent because a loss is always around the corner. It's in any game that you're in - a business game or whatever - you can't get complacent.

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

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

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.

My motto has always been that you can't say, 'Oh, it won't happen to me.' You have to say, 'That can happen to me.' So always be aware that things can happen.

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.

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

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've always found the rain very calming.

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