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Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.

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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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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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Every Olympics is something special. If you're fortunate enough to play for your country - there's just so much energy. It's truly amazing.
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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 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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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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I will always be the older sister. That's never going to change.
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I think everyone deals with things in their own way. Everybody's different. My family are all different. None of us are the same. We all deal with different things in different ways. I think it's about knowing yourself, what pushes your buttons, and figuring out how to work with yourself.
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I'm always on the court with my dad.
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Everybody's got their problems. The important thing is not to complain about it.
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I don't have time to be negative.
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Sometimes, you know, once you pay your taxes and once you pay your expenses, once you've lived this life, things add up quickly. And it's easy to become a statistic. And that's something I've always tried to avoid, and I've always said, hey - not that it won't be me, that, hey, it could be me.
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If I don't wear something I feel confident in, I don't play as well.
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The big push for me is the Olympics this year. If I'm healthy, I'm not worried about my ranking. I think I can hit the ball. It's just about my body cooperating. It's about being able to play matches in a row. Right now, I'm not sure how much I can do with that, but we'll see.
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I think if you have the opportunity to bully your opponent then you have to take that chance.
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If you're not a competitor, you've just got to go home.
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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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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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A lot of times when you play... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.
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I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.
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