Greatest Serena Williams quotes, a complete collection

Born in 1981, Serena Williams is one of the most famous names in the world tennis circle. An immensely skilled player is known for producing exceptional comebacks. In 2002, the legend first gained the world no 1 ranking later regained the same on eight more occasions.

Widely known as ReRe, Serena Williams has won 39 Grand Slam titles: 23 in singles, 14 in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles becoming the third player to achieve this twice, after Graf and Rod Laver. The King of WTA with her sister, Venus, has won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles and the pair have the third most women's doubles Grand Slam titles. Serena and Venus won three in women's doubles at Olympic Games, and they are unbeaten in the Grand Slam doubles finals. 

She is best known for her fastest power-packed serve, forehand and backhand swings, and aggressive high playing style. The American tennis player has changed the face of women's tennis with her playing style. Since she is one of the greatest female tennis players of all time, her words and behaviors have an incredible impact on tennis lovers. In the following article, we will review the greatest

Serena Williams quotes

.

A complete collection of Serena Williams greatest quotes

Time to take a look at the complete collection of Serena Williams quotes, including her most famous Inspirational quotes.

Serena Williams famous quotes on her personal life

Born in Saginaw, Michigan, U.S, Williams started playing tennis at the age of four and Richard Williams, her father home schooled Serena and her sister, Venus. Her parents, Richard Williams and Oracene Price, are tennis coaches. When she was nine, ReRe and her family and moved to West Palm Beach, Florida and little Serena joined the tennis academy of Rick Macc, but when was in the ninth grad, Richard pulled the sisters out of Macci's academy. After that Richard Williams took over all coaching at their home. So it is interesting to review

Serena Williams famous quotes

on her life and childhood.

On her young age

"I was talking to my mum about this, with Patrick, because he said I had unbelievable hands. I was like: 'Well, I have great hands, I have great drop shots and angles and slices.' He never knew. I said: 'It was because when I was younger, I was so small. I was like the runt. I didn't have power, so I had to learn how to play other ways.'

"I think that also taught me how to be mentally tough because Venus used to win her matches really fast and I would be out there grinding, hitting lobs and fighting and grinding and grinding. In the end I think that really developed me as a player, to learn how to win. Then when I did get bigger and stronger, it just helped me to win more easily."

On her life

"I'm always letting you know what I see. I see things different. My whole life, I've been taught to see things different because who I am and because of the colour of my skin. You see things different because of the colour of your skin. I'm just telling you my view, and when you get to see it from my point of view, it's just totally different. There have been so many situations I've been in where I've just had to take the high road, even to this day."

On her marriage

"Marriage is not bliss. But it can be if you work at it," she noted. "I learned that love is an amazing feeling and if you have an opportunity to feel it, then it's a special thing. In a friend, I like someone that's really funny," she shared. "Energy that is fun and delightful and easy to be around, and positive. I need somebody positive in my life."

On her belief

"I do believe the only reason I have been able to come through is because my belief in the Bible and my faith. Because of my career and the sport that I chose, it's been a lot harder than a lot of other sports."

On her daughter, Olympia

"We’re not spending a day apart until she’s eighteen. Now that I’m 36 and I look at my baby, I remember that this was also one of my goals when I was little, before tennis took over, when I was still kind of a normal girl who played with dolls. Oh, my God, I loved my dolls."

"When I’m too anxious I lose matches, and I feel like a lot of that anxiety disappeared when Olympia was born. Knowing I’ve got this beautiful baby to go home to makes me feel like I don’t have to play another match. I don’t need the money or the titles or the prestige. I want them, but I don’t need them. That’s a different feeling for me."

Serena Williams Motivational Quotes

Serena Williams was first named world No. 1 when the American tennis player was only 21. Since then, she has spent a total of 319 weeks as world No. 1. To many tennis lovers, Serena is the best female tennis player of all time. Serena has fought for her success every step of the way. So such a great tennis player behavior and quotes motivated young girls all around the world. Ready to review some of

Serena Williams motivational quotes

? Let's check them out.

"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."

"I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger. You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out. We’re always told what’s beautiful and what’s not, and that’s not right."

"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 really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall. 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’ve had to learn to fight all my life – got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out. 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. Everything comes at a cost. Just what are you willing to pay for it?"

"Heartbreak is a part of life, whether it be a loved one, a boyfriend, or an animal. But time heals all wounds. A dealbreaker for me in a relationship is definitely loyalty, or not having it, that is."

"I think the best thing I'll take from tennis after I retire is so many amazing memories. And also a tremendous amount of trophies!"

"Last year I was really frayed. The brain was fried and I was thinking: 'Gosh, the last match I played I lost.' So this year will be different, though I'm not going in overconfident because anything can happen. I could play a great player, or a player who plays great on that day. I won't be overconfident, but I won't be underconfident either. I'll just find a balance in between."

Serena Williams Inspirational Quotes

Having won 23 Grand Slam, Serena Williams holds the most Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles combined. She is the youngest of five sisters and had to fight for herself in those days, even on the court. In 2016, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete and earned almost $29 million in prize money.

In 2017, Serena Williams was on Forbes' list of the 100 highest-paid athletes and became the only woman on the list with $27 million in prize money and endorsements. This collection of

Serena Williams inspirational quotes

will help you to learn from her path to greatness.

"The reason I've won Grand Slams is because I've wanted it so bad. There were moments when I maybe wasn't the fittest but I wanted it more than anyone else in the tournament. So I think it's fair to say that throughout my whole career at different stages I've really wanted it more than any other human being on the planet."

"When I had 15 Grand Slam titles I said it was so close, yet it's still so far. Now I have 16 and I'm closer to 18 but still it's so far, because who knows when I'm going to win another two? That's a lot. It's not easy. I think the competition's getting really tough and every one I win, I'm just learning to really savour that moment. Who knows what will happen? I live for the moment."

"I'm going to get started straight away because I feel like I have a title to defend. I want to win that title again. I want to break some more records."

"You see things different because of the colour of your skin. I'm just telling you my view, and when you get to see it from my point of view, it's just totally different. There have been so many situations I've been in where I've just had to take the high road, even to this day."

"I'm proud, I've always been proud to be who I am, to be black, and I just feel like I wouldn't be who I am, I wouldn't be as strong as I am, I wouldn't have been able to be as amazing I have been so far in my career, I wouldn't be me if I wasn't black. I've always leaned into that, I get that from my parents.

"They taught me the power of loving myself and it is, now more than ever, a great time to love yourself."

"Sometimes I get really down and feel like, Man, I can’t do this. It’s that same negative attitude I have on the court sometimes. I guess that’s just who I am. No one talks about the low moments—the pressure you feel, the incredible letdown every time you hear the baby cry. I’ve broken down I don’t know how many times. Or I’ll get angry about the crying, then sad about being angry, and then guilty, like, Why do I feel so sad when I have a beautiful baby? The emotions are insane."

Best Serena Williams quotes

From her sister to knowing herself, here are some of the

best Serena Williams quotes

.

On seeing the finish line

"I’ve been playing tennis since before my memories started. At my age, I see the finish line. And when you see the finish line, you don’t slow down. You speed up."

On knowing herself

"I’ve been telling people that I think Serena, with her prowess and her platform, can do more than I ever dreamed of—not just for women or for people of color but for all people. I’ve been trying to figure out who I’m going to pass the torch to. Serena’s speaking like a leader and talking about making a difference in the world. Personally I’d like to see her get into politics. Why not run for president? But first I’d like to see her break every record—to be the big kahuna."

On women limit themselves

"I remember how stressed I was about getting to Grand Slam number eighteen, tying Chrissie and Martina. I had lost every Grand Slam that year. I was in the U.S. Open, and Patrick [Mouratoglou], my coach, said, ‘Serena, this doesn’t make sense. You’re so stressed about eighteen. Why not 30? Why not 40?’ For me, that clicked. I won eighteen, nineteen, and 20 right after that. Why would I want to stand side by side when I can stand out on my own? I think sometimes women limit themselves. I’m not sure why we think that way, but I know that we’re sometimes taught to not dream as big as men, not to believe we can be a president or a CEO, when in the same household, a male child is told he can be anything he wants. I’m so glad I had a daughter. I want to teach her that there are no limits."

On fighting for number one

"There hasn’t been a clear number one since I was there. It will be cool to see if I get there again, to what I call my spot—where I feel I belong. I don’t play to be the second best or the third best. If there’s no clear number one, it’s like, yeah, I can get my spot back. But if there is a clear number one, that’s cool, too, because it’s like, yeah, I’m gonna come for you."

Serena Williams quotes on her sister

"I know that her career might have been different if she had had my health. I know how hard she works. I hate playing her because she gets this look on her face where she just looks sad if she’s losing. Solemn. It breaks my heart. So when I play her now, I absolutely don’t look at her, because if she gets that look, then I’ll start feeling bad, and the next thing you know I’ll be losing. I think that’s when the turning point came in our rivalry, when I stopped looking at her."

On not having to wish to push her daughter onto the court

"I was distraught when I saw her. I would hate her to have to deal with comparisons or expectations. It’s so much work, and I’ve given up so much. I don’t regret it, but it’s like Sliding Doors: Go through a different door and lead a different life. I’d like her to have a normal life. I didn’t have that."

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