110+ Serena Williams Quotes On Success, Winning And Hard Work

Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player. She is currently ranked number one in women's singles tennis. She is one of the most successful and decorated athletes in the history of the sport, having won 23 Grand Slam singles titles. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Serena Williams on success, winning, hard work.

Top 10 Serena Williams Quotes

1. 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.
2. We're sisters, we're roommates, we're all that.
3. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
4. Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.
5. I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.
6. I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.
7. Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you've ever had.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. I like to wear classic silhouettes and add a punch to it.

Serena Williams Image Quotes

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

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

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

I like to wear classic silhouettes and add a punch to it. — Serena Williams

Serena Williams Short Quotes

• I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope...and that's all I had.
• My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body.
• Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.
• I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.
• If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.
• I think you have to love yourself before you fall in love. I'm still learning to love myself.
• I'm Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.
• Legendary? I don't know. I'm just Serena.
• With my website, I'm really interactive. I've written a lot of things about me.
• If you smile things will work out.

Serena Williams Quotes About Winning

I'm really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I'm really sexy. — Serena Williams

For the younger sisters, we always look up to the older sisters because they're always ahead of us and they always win. — Serena Williams

I'm not used to crying. It's a little difficult. All my life I've had to fight. It's just another fight I'm going to have to learn how to win, that's all. I'm just going to have to keep smiling. — Serena Williams

I meet people who say, "Girl, I watch every match, and I pray for you." I feel that energy and those prayers. Sometimes when I'm down on the court, in the back of my mind, I'm thinking, "They want me to win. Is there anything else I can give?" It encourages me to do better, to fight harder. — Serena Williams

If I'm winning, I have to act like I'm not bored. If it's A tough match, I have to act like I'm having A good time. I'm a drama queen. — Serena Williams

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

I played pretty well in my twenties, don't get me wrong! But my consistency is better [in my thirties], my momentum is better, my wins are quicker. — Serena Williams

People see me on the court only as a superhero, grunting and winning. They think you're a robot, and I'm not. — Serena Williams

I feel like I don't have to win anymore. I've had a wonderful career. Tennis has given me so much, things I would have never expected in my life. I feel honored to even be a part of such a wonderful sport. — Serena Williams

My coach has said to me, "When you win a match or a tournament, you don't even think about it - the very next minute you're like". — Serena Williams

Serena Williams Quotes About Losing

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

I don't go there thinking I'm going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I'll do the best that I can. I need to be at my peak and my best is holding up the trophy. Anything less I wouldn't be really excited about. So that's all I can focus on. — Serena Williams

I don't go thinking I'm going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I'll do the best that I can. — Serena Williams

I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I've been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won't be bulky. — Serena Williams

If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated. — Serena Williams

I was just tired of losing... Life was passing me by. — Serena Williams

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

Serena Williams Quotes About Athletic

I'm a high-performance athlete: I'm running, I'm sprinting, I'm sliding, I'm doing pretty much everything and the last thing I want to worry about is my chest. I want to just worry about playing the sport at the highest level that I can. — Serena Williams

The guy is the greatest male athletes of all time. — Serena Williams

I'm an actress, model and athlete, and I'd put athlete third on the list. — Serena Williams

I'm an athlete and I'm black, and a lot of black athletes go broke. I do not want to become a statistic, so maybe I overcompensate. But I'm paranoid. Oprah told me a long time ago, 'You sign every check. Never let anyone sign any checks.' — Serena Williams

I have started to realize that I am really just a world athlete and a world entertainer -- I am a world-known person, I am a global icon. — Serena Williams

Serena Williams Quotes About Tennis

If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration. — Serena Williams

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

I really hope that I can be helpful in that journey because I do believe that women deserve the same pay. We work just as hard as men do. I've been working, playing tennis, since I was three years old. And to be paid less just because of my sex - it doesn't seem fair. — Serena Williams

Family's first, and that's what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game. — Serena Williams

Honestly, I could get in a car accident today and never play tennis again, and then I wouldn't have anything to fall back on. But fortunately enough, I do. — Serena Williams

It's a lot of bling to play with. You got to have the bling. — Serena Williams

I would be really excellent in a horror film because I have a great scream. I'd be really good in a comedy too. I'm top, top, top quality. — Serena Williams

I can't become satisfied, because if I get satisfied, I'll be like, "Oh, I've won Wimbledon, I've won the U.S. Open. Now can I relax." But now people are really going to be fighting to beat me. — Serena Williams

I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies. — Serena Williams

Tennis just a game, family is forever. — Serena Williams

Serena Williams Quotes About Family

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

I'm thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support. — Serena Williams

My mom's chicken, with rice and gravy was my favorite dish as a kid, and it still is now. That's my favorite meal from her or from anybody. It's a family favorite. — Serena Williams

Serena Williams Quotes About Play

I wish I could play like Roger Federer. — Serena Williams

All I want is to have fun in what I'm doing every day. I don't want to break records. To become the greatest player ever could take me like...10 more years and I don't think I'll still be playing at 31. — Serena Williams

I'm like a chameleon. I can kind of change and get my game going to whatever the situation is. If I play well, which I don't think I've even reached yet at all in this tournament, it's really hard for anyone on the women's tour to beat me. — Serena Williams

If I'm not playing well, I do get down on myself because I am a perfectionist. [So I need] someone who believes in me more than I believe in me, someone willing to work as hard as I work. I don't understand what no means or what failure means; I only understand what yes means and try again means. — Serena Williams

I'm playing to around 30% of my potential - you'd be shocked at what I could do. — Serena Williams

I was having an out-of-body experience, it was so hot. I felt I was watching someone play in a blue dress, and it wasn't me. — Serena Williams

I always say if I play my best it's difficult to beat me — Serena Williams

I figure J-Lo does all these movies and all these videos and all this other stuff...I know I can play tennis and act and do photo shoots and model. I know I can do all that. — Serena Williams

When I first started really playing, in '98, I was super excited to see all the people I grew up watching. ... I loved Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, and Pete Sampras. — Serena Williams

I was talking to my mom one time, like, "Gosh, I'm 30." And she's like, "In your thirties you're even stronger than in your twenties." I didn't believe her, but I have played better in my thirties. — Serena Williams

Serena Williams Famous Quotes And Sayings

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

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

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

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

I like to wear classic silhouettes and add a punch to it. — Serena Williams

I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out. — Serena Williams

I love "Phenomenal Woman." The experiences she had of being African American in the U.S. - that itself is a task. I appreciate the hardships Maya Angelou went through for our generation. I'm super influenced by the black people that paved the way for us. — Serena Williams

My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body. I want women to know that it's ok. That you can be whatever size you are and be beautiful inside and out. — Serena Williams

My fridge is really just vegan: coconut water, Gatorade (my favorite!), cucumbers, mint, kale, vegetables, ginger, and wheat grass. — Serena Williams

I like to wear classic silhouettes and add a punch to it. I'll wear a high-waist legging and a super-crop top or a see-through top with a nice bra underneath. And I just always try to mix it up with heels or something. — Serena Williams

Luck has nothing to do with it. — Serena Williams

Venus told me the other day that champions don't get nervous in tight situations. That really helped me a lot. I decided I shouldn't get nervous and just do the best I can. — Serena Williams

I'm an unbelievable designer. I don't know how I know and just do these things. I just start sketching and then I just know the colors and I always know the forecast. I know green and purple are going to be hot. I was born to be a designer. I worked hard to be a tennis player, I don't work hard to be a designer. — Serena Williams

I was looking in the mirror today and my waist is still 28 inches. I think it's all because I have a large bosom and a large ass. I have a large ass and it always just looks like I'm bigger than the rest of the girls. I could lose 20 pounds and I'm still going to have these knockers and I'm going to have this ass, and that's just the way it is. — Serena Williams

Hopefully, we can build a rivalry and we'll be able to do this a lot. Make a legacy, then retire champions. — Serena Williams

No one likes getting their nails done more than I do. — Serena Williams

I definitely have found a balance. I've had so many offers in the past to do different movies or different things and I always choose tournaments over it. — Serena Williams

I love metaphors. I've never been on this train. ... If I'm standing on the middle of a track, I'm definitely going to get derailed. I have to make sure that I'm on the train and not in front of it. — Serena Williams

My goal in a couple of years is to try to build a successful fashion house like Armani or Versace. I want that more than anything. — Serena Williams

I am basically a blazer. If I were a clothing item, I would be a legging and a blazer. — Serena Williams

I decided I can't pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it. — Serena Williams

I've never felt invincible. I've never used that word to describe me ever. — Serena Williams

Dad thanks for leaning in by helping me become a role model for young girls. — Serena Williams

We're going in really fresh. We're going to have fresh legs and bodies, we're going to be able to stay the distance, and that's our goal. — Serena Williams

I've developed a karaoke habit. I've become a crooner. — Serena Williams

I think my father is probably the best coach ever because, if we talk about numbers, he's got a lot and he's only had two players. — Serena Williams

Venus [Williams] has an amazing line; I love her collection. I'm always at her office. She has an interior design company and her EleVen company. They have a wonderful office space and I'm always there for the interior part and get to see what she's doing with EleVen. — Serena Williams

I talked with Tom Hanks. I saw that movie 'Turner and Hooch' at least 50 times. It took all my guts to go up to him. I went up to him, I was like, 'Can I have a picture?' We talked acting; he wanted to know what I was doing. We talked a little tennis. I mean, he knew all about myself and my sister. — Serena Williams

I'll probably be wearing something fun and sexy as usual, but I can't say it will be the 'Catsuit.' — Serena Williams

My mom taught me how to sew when I was super young; I used to make clothes for my dolls. When I finally went to [fashion design] school [in 1999], I really took to pattern making. Everyone in class was good at something; I was the person, if you need help with your patterns, you come to me and I would help you out. — Serena Williams

I'm always learning new things. — Serena Williams

The red kind of symbolizes a lot of things I do in Africa, along with a lot of the work, like the red laces. Everybody that buys a pair can pretty much save a life in Africa. — Serena Williams

I've always made some legendary comebacks since 1998 when it first started. So that's kind of just been my MO for my whole career. — Serena Williams

I try not to be protected. Because I feel like you can become a little bit of a robot. That's not who I am. And I don't want to be monotone. It's important to be yourself, whatever the cost. — Serena Williams

I never left my roots. You can identify me as someone that didn't become high and mighty. Humility is a defining [trait] all of us can forever learn, and I try to be as humble as anyone can be. — Serena Williams

I don't know if I've had my share of drama, but I've definitely had my share of hard times. — Serena Williams

My dad is a marketing mastermind. — Serena Williams

Someone like Billie Jean King is completely my idol. — Serena Williams

We're in different categories. She [Venus Williams] does sports, I do more of the fashion side. — Serena Williams

I just could never have imagined that I would be mentioned with Chris Evert or with Martina Navratilova, because I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet. Living in Compton, you know, this never happened before. — Serena Williams

Sure, I've been on the Tube...I caught it to Eastbourne once. — Serena Williams

I always ask my dad why wasn't I a lefty? Even when I was younger I wanted to be lefty. I could have been really good. — Serena Williams

Couple years ago I was No. 7 and I ended up top. So I kind of like the position that I'm at right now. It's hot. — Serena Williams

I was glad to watch the soccer because it helps my tennis game, realize maybe they're just rooting for the underdog. — Serena Williams

I'm an unbelievable designer. — Serena Williams

Honestly, I don't read the press. I don't know what they're saying. — Serena Williams

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

Most people that do play nowadays hit really hard. It was good to get someone that hit really hard early on. — Serena Williams

I definitely want to have kids one day. That's something I've always wanted since as long as I could remember. And the older I get, the more I'm like, "I'm too young!" — Serena Williams

We do more ready-to-wear and ath-leisure, things you would wear everyday. I never close my mind to anything and eventually want to branch out. But for now, tennis is still number one for me. — Serena Williams

It's a corset design making me look very, very slim and trim. I call it a corset dress. Very Hollywood glamour with the silk. — Serena Williams

I don't have a good British accent. — Serena Williams

I love going to movies. — Serena Williams

I think a smile can make your whole body. Models, they look fabulous, but they don't smile, and they look so mad. — Serena Williams

I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed. — Serena Williams

When I'm 32? Hopefully I'll have made my mark with a few different movies, some scary ones and some comedies. I'm really funny, I have a great personality on the camera. — Serena Williams

Everybody who plays me plays me so hard because they always want to beat me. — Serena Williams

Yeah, um, I do twitter because I want people to, you know, get to know me, my fans, or my fans to get to know me, you know, just see what type of person I am. You know, hopefully be more on an intimate level with me as opposed to a distant level. — Serena Williams

I never close my mind to anything and eventually want to branch out. But for now, tennis is still number one for me. — Serena Williams

I grew up watching my mom in the kitchen, that's how I know anything about cooking. I've always wanted to go to a culinary class actually. — Serena Williams

I've never dated anybody. It's good to get experience under your belt but you should never get wild or go crazy. If I can't see myself with this person for life -- I can't be bothered. I can't waste my time. I have some really good men friends but I believe in no sex before marriage. No fornicating. Stuff like that. I really believe in that. I mean, I'm not perfect. It's hard to live by the Bible standards but I'm really comfortable with me. — Serena Williams

I'm really super feminine, and I'm really soft. I'm very sensitive, I realized. — Serena Williams

I need to be at my peak and my best is holding up the trophy. Anything less I wouldn't be really excited about. So that's all I can focus on. — Serena Williams

I don't want to be like some of those celebrities walking around, just so full of themselves. I always want to be down-to-earth, want to be a person like when you meet them, they're the same person that you think of them in the article or something. — Serena Williams

I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before. — Serena Williams

I'm a big supporter of this product for women. And [my relationship with the brand Berlei] was so organic. I would go to the store and buy 40 or 50 bras every year because I could only get them in Australia at the time. And then eventually they heard that I would come and take all the stock. — Serena Williams

What's going to make me happy is going on the court and holding up trophies, singles and doubles. — Serena Williams

I love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn't easy - it took me a while. — Serena Williams

No, I don't read the papers. I just look at the pictures. — Serena Williams

Life Lessons by Serena Williams

1. Serena Williams' career demonstrates the power of hard work and dedication, as she has consistently pushed herself to be the best in her field.
2. Her success also shows the importance of having a positive attitude and staying focused on achieving your goals.
3. Finally, her story is a reminder that anyone can achieve greatness if they are willing to put in the effort and never give up.