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I have to say accounting almost killed me.

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Venus Williams
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: June 17
Entrepreneur
Tennis Player
Writer
Lynwood
USA
Venus Ebony Starr Williams
Almost
Accounting
Killed

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It's easy to stand back, but to move forward and take a chance, that takes a little more guts, a little more courage.
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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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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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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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In my mind, I'm always the best. If I walk out on the court (and) I think the next person is better, I've already lost.
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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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The principle of the design - the harmony, rhythm and balance are all the same with interior and fashion design.
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As long as we're fit, we just have so much to give on the court.
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Losses have propelled me to even bigger places, so I understand the importance of losing. You can never get complacent because a loss is always around the corner. It's in any game that you're in - a business game or whatever - you can't get complacent.
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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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I can walk around fine, but I don't have a desk job.
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Sometimes, when there's a video montage. I'm thinking, 'That's my life. Oh, my God, I did that.' Yeah, it's amazing.
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Most definitely always been a passion, and always been one of my goals in life as a young person, to have my own business. My dad gave us his entrepreneurial mindset, so that was also ingrained, as well as the tennis. So in a lot of ways it's a part of making my parents proud. I think we all want to make our parents proud, you know?
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I think business is the same as tennis. You have to have the love, that helps, or else it's just too much pressure to be able to keep up with.
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My parents always told us, you know, you have to get your education. You're not supposed to become a statistic.
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So what if you fail? At least you'll know what not to do when you try again.
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My ambition is to enjoy my life and to do exactly what I want to do. And I'll do that. I will be free.
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Life is challenging but I'm always up for a challenge.
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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'm not a trend person. I don't want to look to my right and see somebody in the same thing.
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