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Serena Williams is a professional tennis player and the world’s number one women’s singles player. She has a net worth of $225 million, and she is considered one of the most successful athletes in history.
In 1999, Serena was ranked number one in the world by winning six Grand Slam titles. She was also crowned World Champion in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2009.
She is one of the greatest tennis players ever to play tennis, and she has been ranked first on every Women’s Tennis Association list since November 24th, 1987, when she was 15 years old. She is also a fashion icon and has been in various commercials that have helped her rise to fame.
Check out her inspiring quotes to motivate you to find your own goals and work hard towards them.
79 Inspiring Serena Williams Quotes
“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.”
“Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.”
“I am lucky that whatever fear I have within me, my desire to win is always stronger.”
“Your legacy is what you did with your life.”
“Legendary? I don’t know. I’m just Serena.”
“The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.”
“I can’t become satisfied, because if I get satisfied, I’ll be like,“Oh, I’ve won Wimbledon, I’ve won the U.S. Open. Now can I relax.” But now people are really going to be fighting to beat me.”
“I don’t like to lose — at anything… Yet I’ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God’s reward, then losing is how he teaches us.”
“You have to be fearless to have success.”
“If winning is God’s reward, then losing is how he teaches us.”
“I just never give up, I fight to the end. You can’t go out and say, ‘I want a bag of never say die spirit.’ It’s not for sale. it has to be innate.”
“I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.”
“I’m just about winning.”
“Growing up I wasn’t the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit. Standing here with 19 championships is something I never thought would happen. I went on a court just with a ball and a racket and with a hope.”
“I’ve had to learn to fight all my life – got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.”
“I’m so frugal, you wouldn’t believe it.”
“I’ve always considered myself the best and the top. I never considered that I was out of it.”
“If I don’t get it right, I don’t stop until I do.”
“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.”
“We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.”
“I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.”
“There’s one thing I’m really good at, and that’s hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I’m excellent.”
“You just have to prove to yourself that you can go out there and be the best that you can be and not prove anything to anyone.”
“I’m just opening the next door for the next person.”
“When you lose you get up, you make it better, you try again.”
“I really think a champion is defined not by their wins, but by how they can recover when they fall.”
“I don’t know if I’ve had my share of drama, but I’ve definitely had my share of hard times.”
“If I don’t get it right, I don’t stop until I do.”
“I’m definitely not a fearless individual.”
“Different is good.”
“You can become strong, and powerful and beautiful.”
“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.”
“Everything comes at a cost. Just what are you willing to pay for it?”
“I don’t like to lose — at anything — yet I’ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks.”
“I want to be a giving women and just a nice person in general.”
“Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.”
“Don’t let anyone work harder than you do.”
“Family’s first, and that’s what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.”
“I definitely have found a balance. I’ve had so many offers in the past to do different movies or different things and I always choose tournaments over it.”
“With a defeat, when you lose, you get up, you make it better, you try again. That’s what I do in life, when I get down, when I get sick, I don’t want to just stop. I keep going and I try to do more. Everyone always says never give up but you really have to take that to heart and really do never definitely give up. Keep trying.”
“Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you’ve ever had.”
“You can become strong, and powerful, and beautiful.”
“If Plan A isn’t working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.”
“I’m a perfectionist. I’m pretty much insatiable. I feel there’s so many things I can improve on.”
“If you smile, things will work out.”
“Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.”
“I just never give up. I fight to the end. You can’t go out and say, ‘I want a bag of never-say-die spirit.’ It’s not for sale. It has to be innate.”
“I just hate to lose. When I am on the court, it is like my life depends on it.”
“Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.”
“When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you try again.”
“I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.”
“Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they’re afraid of having too many defined muscles and being made fun of or called unattractive.”
“It doesn’t matter what your background is or where you come from, if you have dreams and goals, that’s all that matters.”
“I can’t become satisfied, because if I get satisfied, I’ll be like, ‘oh, I’ve won Wimbledon, I’ve won the US Open. Now can I relax.’ But now people are really going to be fighting to beat me.”
“Don’t let anybody work harder than you do.”
“I feel as a brand I’m here to be around for a long time.”
“Is greatness winning? Is it losing? Is it recovery? It’s all of them, plus being good to yourself.”
“I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.”
“Growing up I wasn’t the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit.”
“Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.”
“Overpower. Overtake. Overcome.”
“What’s going to make me happy is going on the court and holding up trophies, singles and doubles.”
“It doesn’t matter what your background is or where you come from, if you have dreams and goals, that’s all that matters.”
“I think you have to love yourself before you fall in love. I’m still learning to love myself.”
“When I’m down, I talk to myself a lot. I look crazy because I’m constantly having an argument with myself.”
“If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.”
“I think it’s a good example for a lot of other people who are playing tennis or going to school who want to do something. You have to work hard at it. Nothing comes for free.”
“I decided I can’t pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it.”
“Luck has nothing to do with it.”
“Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and at some point you will.”
“I was tired of losing. Life was passing me by.”
“I’ve always been a fighter and I’ve always fought through things my whole life.”
“Whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.”
“Luck has nothing to do with it, I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.”
“I am who I am. I love who I am.”
“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 think you should work on yourself until the day you die.”
“I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.”
“When you’re playing the best player in the world, you’ve got to play well.”
“Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.”
“If Plan A isn’t working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.”
