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Tennis is my job, but it's not my life.

Serena Williams

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Serena Williams
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: September 26
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In the locker rooms, I'm always suggesting, You need Berlei. Because it's the best brand for women and for me.
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I don't want to be like some of those celebrities walking around, just so full of themselves. I always want to be down-to-earth, want to be a person like when you meet them, they're the same person that you think of them in the article or something.
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If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.
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I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.
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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.
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I've almost lost several times but come through that. Being able to play your way through the tournament is really able to help.
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I'm currently writing a screenplay that I haven't started yet.
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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.
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I don't have a good British accent.
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I really hope that I can be helpful in that journey because I do believe that women deserve the same pay. We work just as hard as men do. I've been working, playing tennis, since I was three years old. And to be paid less just because of my sex - it doesn't seem fair.
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I definitely want to have kids one day. That's something I've always wanted since as long as I could remember. And the older I get, the more I'm like, I'm too young!
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I'm playing to around 30% of my potential - you'd be shocked at what I could do.
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I talked with Tom Hanks. I saw that movie 'Turner and Hooch' at least 50 times. It took all my guts to go up to him. I went up to him, I was like, 'Can I have a picture?' We talked acting he wanted to know what I was doing. We talked a little tennis. I mean, he knew all about myself and my sister.
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I played pretty well in my twenties, don't get me wrong! But my consistency is better [in my thirties], my momentum is better, my wins are quicker.
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I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.
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I'm always learning new things.
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