Quotes from 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.

In the locker rooms, I'm always suggesting, "You need Berlei." Because it's the best brand for women and for me.

I think it's bad when people start booing between serves.

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.'

If I step on a scale, I won't eat for five months.

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

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

Tennis just a game, family is forever.

I don't want to age myself.

There's one thing I'm really good at, and that's hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I'm excellent.

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.

The tournament means so much to me as well as the things I do in Africa. I thought it could also work well together.

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.

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.

My dad is a marketing mastermind.

I love my dogs.

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.

I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.

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.

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

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.

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.