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I'm only seeing tennis balls these days. And maybe the occasional fashion sketch.

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Venus Williams
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: June 17
Entrepreneur
Tennis Player
Writer
Lynwood
USA
Venus Ebony Starr Williams
Tennis
Balls
Fashion
Days
Seeing
Maybe
Sketch
Occasional

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Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.
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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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Whoever is across the net, I want to win. Whoever that person is, that's the day I want to win.
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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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If I go down, it's never easy. At least my opponent knows they have to go to the end of the earth to take me out no matter what the circumstances. I do try to compete. Even if it's not your best day, I just try to walk off the court knowing I gave 100,000 percent.
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You know, growing up my - you know, I came from Compton, Calif., and, you know, it was a place where a lot of people did come out when a lot of people stayed. So I've been able to see the top and the bottom of life, and I think that balances you if you allow it to and if you remember where you came from.
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My motto has always been that you can't say, 'Oh, it won't happen to me.' You have to say, 'That can happen to me.' So always be aware that things can happen.
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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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It's what I've trained for, from the first sketch to the fabric. Making dresses that are different from the usual style, and a lot of fun to wear.
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We don't talk about tennis. I figure she knows what she's doing. I mean, what am I going to tell her?
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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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A lot of times when you play... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.
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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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I feel amazing right now. I just feel like dancing.
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Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.
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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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