Legendary? I don't know. I'm just Serena.

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

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.

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

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.

We're sisters, we're roommates, we're all that.

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.

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

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

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

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.

You are guided!

But I broke your heart, ” she whispers. I shrug and kiss her again. “You break it, you buy it.

Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.

Don't tell me this is a difficult problem. If it weren't difficult, it wouldn't be a problem.

I was not; I have been; I am not; I do not mind.

Man is made of ordinary things, and habit is his nurse.

Rock 'n' roll never sleeps it just passes out.

... I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Suddenly I had to spend all my time getting well.

Women have talent and intelligence but due to social constraints and prejudices, it is still a long distance away from the goal of gender equality.

If there was ever a just war since the world began, it is this in which America is now engaged.