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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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Venus Williams
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: June 17
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Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.
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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 think if you have the opportunity to bully your opponent then you have to take that chance.
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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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I can walk around fine, but I don't have a desk job.
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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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I wear a lot of tight dresses, so I'm like, 'I need to do my sit-ups!'
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When you step out on the court, I don't think anybody thinks about age. Because if you're out on this tour it means you deserve to be here. You've got the skill. It must mean you know how to play.
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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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There have been many frustrating games. I don't there's going to be another one that isn't frustrating. That happens, but that's sport. Otherwise why would there be so much glory in victory.
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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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My style is kind of eclectic and I don't like to do the same thing over and over again. I like to have fun and explore myself so you won't see the same design.
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Everybody's got their problems. The important thing is not to complain about 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'm only seeing tennis balls these days. And maybe the occasional fashion sketch.
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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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Definitely sport matures you, if you let it. It definitely makes you grow up because you have to work so hard that if you can't, then you probably aren't going to have the mental capacity to handle it all. That probably played a role in growing up a little faster than maybe other people.
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I feel amazing right now. I just feel like dancing.
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As far as everyone else's opinion, I mean, if I would have thought that everyone was right, I probably wouldn't have left Compton, so I don't get too caught up on what the next person thinks.
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There is nothing like playing at Wimbledon you can feel the footprints of the legends of the game-men and women-that have graced those courts.
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