My story isn't over... This is just a new part of my life. My baby is going to be in the stands - hopefully cheering for me and not crying too much!
— Serena Williams
I've thought it would be cool to have a baby young. You know, be my road dog - like my dogs, they travel the world - but there's always something you have to give up for success. Everything comes at a cost. Just what are you willing to pay for it?
People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I'm not complaining. They pay my bills.
I'm a real extrovert, but when I'm round someone new, I'm super shy.
People see me on the court only as a superhero, grunting and winning. They think you're a robot, and I'm not.
I love designing dresses and tops.
I've developed a karaoke habit. I've become a crooner.
I do want to look good still; I do want to be healthy.
When I was younger, I was always obsessed with nails.
I hate losing.
My dad is a marketing mastermind.
No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.
To this day, I don't love my arms. People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I'm not complaining. They pay my bills.
Tennis is my job, but it's not my life.
Once I serve well, my whole game goes up.
When you're playing the best player in the world, you've got to play well.
I love going to movies.
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.'
There's one thing I'm really good at, and that's hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I'm excellent.
I love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn't easy - it took me a while.
I want to knock on people's doors and preach. But I also meet a lot of people on planes and in restaurants, and you can preach with them or place some literature with them.
If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.
I try not to have too many rituals because I believe that rituals don't help you win. I used to do rituals a lot and it was crazy.
What's going to make me happy is going on the court and holding up trophies, singles and doubles.
You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out. We're always told what's beautiful and what's not, and that's not right.
I want to be a giving woman and just a nice person in general.
My school was really small, but I was called the Class Clown!
My dad is the nicest guy you'll ever meet, and the easiest going.
Since I don't look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good.
I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I've been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won't be bulky.
I love tennis more than designing because it's actually easier and I don't get nearly as nervous.
I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.
I'm thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.
I love going shopping.
When I'm down, I talk to myself a lot. I look crazy because I'm constantly having an argument with myself.
I think a smile can make your whole body. Models, they look fabulous, but they don't smile, and they look so mad.
My mom taught me how to sew when I was 2 or 3, so I've been sewing for as long as I can remember.
All my life I'd woken up to tennis, tennis, tennis. Even if I don't go to practise, I'm thinking about it all day.
Having a pulmonary embolism is definitely easier than heart break.
I feel as a brand I'm here to be around for a long time.
I don't know if I've had my share of drama, but I've definitely had my share of hard times.
I'm really super feminine, and I'm really soft. I'm very sensitive, I realized.
I've always enjoyed acting. When we were younger, my sisters and I would put on plays for our parents.
If I step on a scale, I won't eat for five months.
I'm so frugal, you wouldn't believe it.
I'm super-curvy.
I'm Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.
I'm an unbelievable designer.
How many people yell at linespeople? I see it happening all the time. I don't know how many times I have seen that happen.
Honestly, I don't read the press. I don't know what they're saying.
