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Tennis is mostly mental. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.

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Venus Williams
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: June 17
Entrepreneur
Tennis Player
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Lynwood
USA
Venus Ebony Starr Williams
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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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When you get into that habit of winning, it gets - I don't know if you call it contagious - but it gets to be a habit. She's developed an unbelievable habit.
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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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I truly believe that whoever feels the most confident is usually the one to win.
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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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When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.
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I guess tennis is my main art, but fashion is definitely very close.
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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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We're all conditioned that we shouldn't like our brothers and sisters, that we should be angry and fight. But that's abnormal. A lot of people think that the way Serena and I are with one another is weird. It's not.
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I am someone who likes to stay positive.
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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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Workout. Lead a balanced life and try to have fun. It's what you make it.
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We've been training and playing full-time since we were 18 and 19. So after tennis, we'll be excited to see what it's like to have more free time.
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When youre on top, youre on top.
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Well, when I walk behind short people I feel like I'm going to fall over because I start taking these little steps, and I can't take little steps.
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