373 Quotes by Serena Williams

If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.

Hopefully, next time we meet will be in the finals. It's very weird and awkward and bizarre to meet so early. I don't think I played my best, and I don't think Venus did, either.

I've always been a fighter and I've always fought through things my whole life.

Honestly, I began to think, 'OK, well, I'm not going to go for the lines, I'm not going to go for my shots.

Venus told me the other day that champions don't get nervous in tight situations. That really helped me a lot. I decided I shouldn't get nervous and just do the best I can.

I definitely have found a balance, ... I've had so many offers in the past to do different movies or different thing and I always choose tournaments over it.

I'm an athlete and I'm black, and a lot of black athletes go broke. I do not want to become a statistic, so maybe I overcompensate. But I'm paranoid. Oprah told me a long time ago, 'You sign every check. Never let anyone sign any checks.'

I meet people who say, "Girl, I watch every match, and I pray for you." I feel that energy and those prayers. Sometimes when I'm down on the court, in the back of my mind, I'm thinking, "They want me to win. Is there anything else I can give?" It encourages me to do better, to fight harder.

I definitely feel like this is as good as I've felt in a while. I'm hitting better than I have in two years,