I've always been a fighter and I've always fought through things my whole life. Serena Williams More Quotes by Serena Williams More Quotes From Serena Williams The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you're very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble. Serena Williams strong inspiration humble I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall Serena Williams winning fall thinking With a defeat, when you lose, you get up, you make it better, you try again. That's what I do in life, when I get down, when I get sick, I don't want to just stop. I keep going and I try to do more. Everyone always says never give up but you really have to take that to heart and really do never definitely give up. Keep trying. Serena Williams giving-up sick heart You just have to prove to yourself that you can go out there and be the best that you can be and not prove anything to anyone. Serena Williams prove being-the-best I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger. Serena Williams stronger winning desire 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. Serena Williams knowing athlete motivational 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. Serena Williams rewards victory winning Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard. Serena Williams hard-work sticks dream You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. Serena Williams positive sports believe It's me, and I love me. I learned to love me. I've been like this my whole life, and I embrace me. I love how I look. I love that I'm a full woman and I'm strong and I'm powerful and I'm beautiful at the same time. There's nothing wrong with that. Serena Williams powerful strong beautiful I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position. Serena Williams achieve basketball believe Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they're afraid of having too many defined muscles and being made fun of or called unattractive. Serena Williams girl fun sports I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die. Serena Williams dies should thinking Since I don't look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good. Serena Williams girl different looks If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D. Serena Williams plan-b plans ifs Am I the greatest? I don't know. I'm the greatest that I can be. Serena Williams i-can knows Growing up I wasn't the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit. Standing here with 19 championships is something I never thought would happen. I went on a court just with a ball and a racket and with a hope. Serena Williams rich-family balls growing-up Will I have to explain to my daughter that her brother is gonna make more money doing the exact same job because he's a man? If they both played sports since they were three years old, they both worked just as hard, but because he's a boy, they're gonna give him more money? Like, how am I gonna explain that to her? In tennis we've had great pioneers that paved the way - including Venus [Williams], who fought so hard for Wimbledon to pay women the same prize money they pay men, and Billie Jean King, who is one of the main reasons Title IX exists. Serena Williams daughter brother sports Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you've ever had. Serena Williams victory taste sweet When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN. Serena Williams get-up loses trying
