Quotes By Venus Williams

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.

My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously.

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

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.

A lot of times when you play... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.

No TV, no acting for me. I'm kind of a more behind-the-scenes kind of woman even though what I do is very public. I'm really low-key and I don't need to be the center of attention.

If I didn't play tennis I don't know where I'd be.

I have been recently diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which is an ongoing medical condition that affects my energy level and causes fatigue and joint pain.

Rain is good for me. I feel like I achieve clarity actually when it rains. The longer I have to sit and wait, the clearer my game becomes to me.

All those lessons that I've learned on the court, I have applied them to my life outside of the court in business, my company, called V Starr interiors, an interior design company, and EleVen, which I wear on court.

The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.

I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.

Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there.

When you're on top, you're on top.

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.

When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.

I'm only seeing tennis balls these days. And maybe the occasional fashion sketch.

If the sun comes up, I have a chance.

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.

I contribute my best in my sport and I also have a ton of respect for myself and my family.

I think I can change the game.

You can never get complacent because a loss is always around the corner.

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.

I'm not a trend person. I don't want to look to my right and see somebody in the same thing.

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.

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.

I don't carry a purse when I fly because I have my Hello Kitty carry-on. I'm the biggest adult supporter.

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.

Unfortunately the world is what it is now. People don't get along for whatever reason. As professional athletes, in a way we're almost ambassadors for peace, because sports brings everyone together.

If I don't wear something I feel confident in, I don't play as well.