Venus Williams Quotes & Sayings

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

I believe I live in a black and white. I think things are like either black or white. I don't really believe that much in the gray. I think that there's gray for a lot of people, but I don't live in the gray. I realize whatever action I have or take, it's going to have a consequence
either good or bad. So I live my life in a way where I don't have bad consequences. I just notice there's a lot people around me just live in the gray. I don't know, for me, I'm just really straightforward. — Venus Williams

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

I love to be busy, and when I'm off the court, I do things I love. — Venus Williams

I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth. — Venus Williams

I say accessorize, accessorize, accessorize. If you don't accessorize, someone else will. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

It's easy to stand back, but to move forward and take a chance, that takes a little more guts, a little more courage. — Venus Williams

Tennis is a huge part of my life, but I don't base my self-value or my self-worth or the quality of my life on my results on the court. — Venus Williams

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

I guess some kids around me had to grow up quickly, had all those problems. But I wasn't one of those kids, or around those kids, not at all. — Venus Williams

I will always be the older sister. That's never going to change. — Venus Williams

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

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. — Venus Williams

I think every single point will be important, .. I think more than anything, I'll just have to be able to compete better. When you're playing Serena Williams, you have to compete better than her. I got a lot of tricks from Serena just watching her. She inspired me so many times. I also got motivated by her in the early part of my career, and even now. I just have to compete better, bottom line. — Venus Williams

I try to update as much as possible. You don't want to be in the past. — Venus Williams

I know it's not the most important thing for me to win the most Grand Slams and be remembered in this world. I certainly don't have to win little tournaments here, there and everywhere, I don't have to win at all. Although I do want to. — Venus Williams

To be a well-rounded person and know what's going on in the world around you, to have a perspective outside of your sport, is important for every athlete. I'm blessed that our parents gave us that. — Venus Williams

It's thrilling and it's an honor to be part of something bigger than your own self. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

A win's a win, unless it is not a win, and then it's not a win. — Venus Williams

Sjogren's is something you live with your whole life. The good news for me is now I know what's happening after spending years not knowing ... I feel like I can get better and move on. — Venus Williams

I don't have time to be negative. — Venus Williams

To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things. — Venus Williams

Serena and I, we don't have anything to prove ... we still set a very high standard. — Venus Williams

I feel a little more tired than usual, ... Ive had to recover from everything, my illnesses and things this summer. Its not perfect circumstances, but Im definitely going to be out there and hopefully have my letdown after the Open ... I think Ill go in mentally a lot better. When it comes down to it I dont think anyone really wants to play me because I have a lot of weapons and not a ton of weaknesses. My main weakness would probably be an occasional self-destruction mode. So Ill try not to touch that red button accidentally. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

We've been training and playing full-time since we were 18 and 19. So after tennis, we'll be excited to see what it's like to have more free time. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

I wear a lot of tight dresses, so I'm like, 'I need to do my sit-ups!' — 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. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

I always like to win. But I'm the big sister. I want to make sure she has everything, even if I don't have anything. It's hard. I love her too much. That's what counts. — Venus Williams

It is very important not to think about losing. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

I knew my destiny was to be in the winner's circle. There were times along the way where I didn't make it there. But I felt my destiny was definitely to win big titles, win lots of titles. — Venus Williams

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

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

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

I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it. — Venus Williams

I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I'm tough, let me tell you, tough as nails. — Venus Williams

Like anyone else, I enjoy my days off. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

If I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California. — Venus Williams

I'd like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis. — Venus Williams

We're breaking records and we're moving forward. I always expected to win Grand Slams. This was meant to be. — Venus Williams

If I go down, it's never easy. At least my opponent knows they have to go to the end of the earth to take me out no matter what the circumstances. I do try to compete. Even if it's not your best day, I just try to walk off the court knowing I gave 100,000 percent. — Venus Williams

I know I'm good at tennis. Other than that, everything else is a wild card. I'm a wild card. — Venus Williams

The outfit is inspired by Alice in Wonderland. It's kind of about a surprise, because when Alice goes down the rabbit hole, she finds all these things that are so surprising. This outfit is about having a surprise in a tennis dress, and showing some skin and then just having a print. Prints don't happen that often in tennis. So it's called the Wonderland dress. — Venus Williams

I think if you have the opportunity to bully your opponent then you have to take that chance. — Venus Williams

Anything which draws attention to me because I am so attractive. — Venus Williams

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

I've always found the rain very calming. — Venus Williams

We don't talk about tennis. I figure she knows what she's doing. I mean, what am I going to tell her? — Venus Williams

I have to say accounting almost killed me. — Venus Williams

Well, when I walk behind short people I feel like I'm going to fall over because I start taking these little steps, and I can't take little steps. — Venus Williams

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

I think that Billie (Jean King) and Zina (Garrison), they have a whole lot of experience. Even if I don't quite agree with something or have a different way of doing it this week, whatever they said, I did it right away and I found out that it was correct. I think that's helped a lot ... I'm having fun. I had a lot of fun out there. Sometimes I was ready to smile
but I knew I'd lose focus
because I was doing things that I'd done in practice and we talked about. I was ready to laugh and give someone a high-five, but it wasn't time for that. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

There were a lot of people shouting out. I know it's not proper tennis etiquette, but this is the first time I've ever played here that the crowd has been behind me like that. Today I felt American, you know, for the first time at the U.S. Open. So I've waited my whole career to have this moment and here it is ... It was great. It was awesome. It was like winning gold. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too. (after winning the Grand Slam Cup. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

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

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

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. — Venus Williams

When you're on top, you're on top. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

I don't want to give anyone an edge in my mind. Every time I walk out on the court, I have to feel I'm the best so I can compete well. A lot of times, my chief rival is just me. — Venus Williams

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

I think I can change the game. — Venus Williams

Right now, I'm at the top of the world in my game so my focus isn't on when I'm going to end. My focus is on playing the best tennis that I can, and there is no end to that. — Venus Williams

I am someone who likes to stay positive. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

So what if you fail? At least you'll know what not to do when you try again. — Venus Williams

I have a lot of dreams, and most of them come true these days. — Venus Williams

As long as we're fit, we just have so much to give on the court. — Venus Williams

Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing. — Venus Williams

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

The naysayers, they don't mean a thing. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

For years I felt that I didn't have enough stamina and then, four years ago, I felt like I was not getting enough air but I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma. The medicine for asthma never worked. — Venus Williams

If Id lived prior to the 1980s, it would have been different, because I would have been playing to prove African Americans are equal. Now, I dont necessarily feel I have to play for black people, because obviously theyre doing everything in all sports. If I can go out there and play for myself and not feel I have to stand for something other than what I want to do, thats good. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

Nerves are normal. You can't be cured from them unless you're a machine. — Venus Williams

'Oh and Oh' is a tennis term ... It's a nice way of saying you took your opponent to pieces. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

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

People ask me where I get my fighting qualities from, and I have to say Serena. — Venus Williams

Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will. — Venus Williams

Sometimes, when there's a video montage. I'm thinking, 'That's my life. Oh, my God, I did that.' Yeah, it's amazing. — Venus Williams

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

It's a great feeling to have accomplished what I have, but I want to do more. — Venus Williams

My dresses are designed to win, so going through it, I think about, what do I want to represent? So, definitely, Vera Wang has been an inspiration for me. — Venus Williams

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. — Venus Williams

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