Top 247 Quotes & Sayings by Venus Williams - Page 2

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Like anyone else, I enjoy my days off.

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.

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.

The big push for me is the Olympics this year. If I'm healthy, I'm not worried about my ranking. I think I can hit the ball. It's just about my body cooperating. It's about being able to play matches in a row. Right now, I'm not sure how much I can do with that, but we'll see.

I'm always on the court with my dad.

I've been very focused on my career outside of tennis.

It's such an honor to do this job because I love it. And I get to work outside, and what can beat that?

Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting to wear. And hopefully, it will get me a gold medal.

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.

I love design.

I try to invest smart. I'm not a baller. I'm not a blinger.

All those lessons that I've learned on the court, I have applied them to my life outside of the court in business, my company, called V Starr interiors, an interior design company, and EleVen, which I wear on court.

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.

When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try to be myself.

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.

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.

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.

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

I think I can change the game.

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

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

For me, being part of the WTA tour is a privilege. Every day I wake up, it's a privilege to be able to go outside and do what I love. It's a privilege to be able to make my own hours, even though they're long, but I make them.

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.

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

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

If I don't wear something I feel confident in, I don't play as well.

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.

Retiring is the easy way out.

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.

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

I don't think anyone feels older. You have this infinity inside you that feels like it could go on forever.

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

I've gone to school for business, for design, for architecture.

Growing up, I'd just be at home, playing tennis, spending my allowance on an ice-cream truck.

I'm a collaborator. I know I don't know everything. I don't want to know everything.

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

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

If you look at me, I'm very tall but I'm not huge or muscular. I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it.

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

You have to stay on top and learn from mistakes.

If I have to work hard or think hard or just copy somebody else that's doing it better - whatever it takes, I'm going to find that solution. That's the drive that keeps me going.

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.

I think there's a connection with what you wear. If you don't feel good about what you're wearing, you aren't going to feel confident, and you aren't going to be able to concentrate.

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.

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

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 don't go to the gym for a week, I just get thinner and thinner.

I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth.

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.

A lot of times, I don't just do juice; I do the whole thing blended to keep the fiber.

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

The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.