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I can walk around fine, but I don't have a desk job.

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Venus Williams
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: June 17
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USA
Venus Ebony Starr Williams
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A win's a win, unless it is not a win, and then it's not a win.
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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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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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A lot of times when you play... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.
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Serena and I have done some great career planning, and we're playing really at the peak of our tennis right now. I think tennis has been a sport where people play this insane schedule from 14 years old, so of course at 26, it's over. We've really paced ourselves.
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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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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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The principle of the design - the harmony, rhythm and balance are all the same with interior and fashion design.
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Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do...but I think you have to.
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Winning once is never anyone's dream. We all want to keep winning no matter what it is, or if we retire, we all still are striving toward something, probably most of us are.
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It's amazing when tragedy strikes, how strong you find that you are, and I'd seen other people go through horrible things. And I just thought, Wow, I would be a complete mess, and then suddenly when it happens, you realize you had more strength than you knew and it helps you to get through.
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In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.
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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 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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My dresses are designed to win, so going through it, I think about, what do I want to represent? So, definitely, Vera Wang has been an inspiration for me.
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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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I say accessorize, accessorize, accessorize. If you don't accessorize, someone else will.
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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 think I've been fortunate to be at the top of the game and in the media for years, and a lot of times, people want to be your friend when you're on the top. You know, there have been times when I've been injured and I never got a phone call. So that's the way it is.
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I remember watching the Olympics at home as a kid. It was one my Dad's dreams to win an Olympic medal.
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