Quotes By Venus Williams

Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.

It's what I've trained for, from the first sketch to the fabric. Making dresses that are different from the usual style, and a lot of fun to wear.

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

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.

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.

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.

I love design.

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

I guess tennis is my main art, but fashion is definitely very close.

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.

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.

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.

If you're not a competitor, you've just got to go home.

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

It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.

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.

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

Grand Slam losses are hard. I treat myself after losses though, I usually go to McDonald's and I have a hamburger and you know, something. Because you know, you just need to be nice to yourself sometimes after the loss.

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

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.

In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.

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

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

The principle of the design - the harmony, rhythm and balance are all the same with interior and fashion design.

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.

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.

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.