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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.

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Venus Williams
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: June 17
Entrepreneur
Tennis Player
Writer
Lynwood
USA
Venus Ebony Starr Williams
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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 I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California.
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We're breaking records and we're moving forward. I always expected to win Grand Slams. This was meant to be.
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The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it's just a question of constant diligence and vigilance.
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I don't come to tournaments to make friends, to go to parties, to hold conversations. I come to be the best, and I'm not mean and cruel and dirty.
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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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Rain is good for me. I feel like I achieve clarity actually when it rains. The longer I have to sit and wait, the clearer my game becomes to me.
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I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth.
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It's easy to stand back, but to move forward and take a chance, that takes a little more guts, a little more courage.
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For years I felt that I didn't have enough stamina and then, four years ago, I felt like I was not getting enough air but I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma. The medicine for asthma never worked.
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Most definitely always been a passion, and always been one of my goals in life as a young person, to have my own business. My dad gave us his entrepreneurial mindset, so that was also ingrained, as well as the tennis. So in a lot of ways it's a part of making my parents proud. I think we all want to make our parents proud, you know?
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I don't carry a purse when I fly because I have my Hello Kitty carry-on. I'm the biggest adult supporter.
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You learn so much from your parents. We grew up in a home where we were definitely taught to be confident. I definitely give me parents a lot of credit.
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Id like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.
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I am someone who likes to stay positive.
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Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.
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I guess it's a little bit sentimental, but at the time I was really very focused in on really my performance. Afterward, it was really just a breath of fresh air, just like, 'Oh, yes, I'm back now. I'm doing good.'
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I don't have time to be negative.
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Sjogren's is something you live with your whole life. The good news for me is now I know what's happening after spending years not knowing... I feel like I can get better and move on.
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