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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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Venus Williams
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: June 17
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My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn't always happen, but that's what I try for.
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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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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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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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