Nike came up with this idea right when I decided I was going to come back. And so it's kind of interesting how it all tied into the wedding and, you know, then I felt a little awkward! now, you know, Meghan is royalty and I have known her for so many years, and I'm like, I'm not — now she's a princess. A duchess, I should say, excuse me.

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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

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I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall

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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.

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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.

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I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.

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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.

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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.

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Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.

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You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

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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.

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I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.

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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.

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I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.

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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.

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If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.

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Am I the greatest? I don't know. I'm the greatest that I can be.

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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.

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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.

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Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you've ever had.

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When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.

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