If I'm winning, I have to act like I'm not bored. If it's A tough match, I have to act like I'm having A good time. I'm a drama queen.
Serena WilliamsRead
I've always considered myself the best and the top. I never considered that I was out of it.
Interpretation
Believing in oneself is key to achieving greatness.
Serena Williams' quote emphasizes the importance of self-confidence and the mindset of being at the top of one's game. By asserting that she has always seen herself as the best, she highlights that a strong belief in one's abilities is crucial for success, regardless of external opinions or challenges.
In practice
In a motivational speech to young athletes.
If I'm winning, I have to act like I'm not bored. If it's A tough match, I have to act like I'm having A good time. I'm a drama queen.
Venus told me the other day that champions don't get nervous in tight situations. That really helped me a lot. I decided I shouldn't get nervous and just do the best I can.
Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.
I don't like to lose-at anything... Yet I've grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God's reward, then losing is how he teaches us.
I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.
I'm not used to crying. It's a little difficult. All my life I've had to fight. It's just another fight I'm going to have to learn how to win, that's all. I'm just going to have to keep smiling.
First, recognize that you are not a sheep who will be satisfied with only a few nibbles of dry grass or with following the herd as they wander aimlessly, bleating and whining, all of their days. Separate yourself now from the multitude of humanity so that you will be able to control your own destiny. Remember that what others think and say and do need never influence what you think and say and do.
Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.
Look at how hard it was to get to where I am. It doesn't make sense to give it up.
If you have a purpose in which you can believe, there's no end to the amount of things you can accomplish.
A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.
The struggle to the top alone will make a human heart SWELL.
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