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If you're not a competitor, you've just got to go home.

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Venus Williams
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: June 17
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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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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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Grand Slam losses are hard. I treat myself after losses though, I usually go to McDonald's and I have a hamburger and you know, something. Because you know, you just need to be nice to yourself sometimes after the loss.
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Tennis is a huge part of my life, but I don't base my self-value or my self-worth or the quality of my life on my results on the court.
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If I don't wear something I feel confident in, I don't play as well.
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A lot of times when you play... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.
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Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.
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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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I know it's not the most important thing for me to win the most grand slams and be remembered in this world. I certainly don't have to win satellite tournaments here there and everywhere, I don't have to win at all. Although I do want to.
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I don't want to give anyone an edge in my mind. Every time I walk out on the court, I have to feel I'm the best so I can compete well. A lot of times, my chief rival is just me.
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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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Life is challenging but I'm always up for a challenge.
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I have a lot of dreams, and most of them come true these days.
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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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Everybody's got their problems. The important thing is not to complain about it.
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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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Id like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.
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The most fun part about working out is being done - getting through the workout, let's be honest. But that feeling afterward? Yeah, that's worth it.
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I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it.
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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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