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

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Venus Williams
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: June 17
Entrepreneur
Tennis Player
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Lynwood
USA
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I contribute my best in my sport and I also have a ton of respect for myself and my family.
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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.
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Serena and I, we don't have anything to prove ... we still set a very high standard.
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The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed.
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Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.
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Tennis is mostly mental. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.
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In my mind, I'm always the best. If I walk out on the court (and) I think the next person is better, I've already lost.
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If you give me a short shot I will attack you. I'm not a baseliner who rallies. I try to get the point over with.
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It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too. (after winning the Grand Slam Cup.
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'Oh and Oh' is a tennis term... It's a nice way of saying you took your opponent to pieces.
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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.
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I know I'm good at tennis. Other than that, everything else is a wild card. I'm a wild card.
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I try to update as much as possible. You don't want to be in the past.
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Anything which draws attention to me because I am so attractive.
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I don't have time to be negative.
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I wear a lot of tight dresses, so I'm like, 'I need to do my sit-ups!'
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I knew my destiny was to be in the winner's circle. There were times along the way where I didn't make it there. But I felt my destiny was definitely to win big titles, win lots of titles.
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