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

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

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 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 try not to have too many rituals because I believe that rituals don’t help you win. I used to do rituals a lot and it was crazy.

Serena Williams

I want it to be more natural. Right now it feels really forced. Seems like I’ve never done a curtsy before, which may be true. But I’m looking forward to nailing it.

Serena Williams

I want to be a giving woman and just a nice person in general.

Serena Williams

I want to knock on people’s doors and preach. But I also meet a lot of people on planes and in restaurants, and you can preach with them or place some literature with them.

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

I wish I could play like Roger Federer.

Serena Williams