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 WilliamsRead
I don't want to end my career and then start something. I like to do something while my career is still hot and I've always enjoyed designing.
Interpretation
Valuing ongoing creativity and passion during one's career.
Serena Williams expresses the importance of not waiting until the end of oneβs career to pursue other passions. She emphasizes that it is fulfilling to engage in activities that spark joy and creativity while still achieving success in her primary career, highlighting the significance of balancing professional and personal interests.
In practice
This quote can be shared in a motivational speech for aspiring athletes.
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.
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.
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 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.
I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.
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.
How you start is important, very important, but in the end it is how you finish that counts. It is easier to be a self-starter than a self-finisher. The victor in the race is not the one who dashes off swiftest but the one who leads at the finish. In the race for success, speed is less important than stamina. The sticker outlasts the sprinter in life's race. In America we breed many hares but not so many tortoises.
You have to be able to bounce back and deal with disappointment, failure and weaknesses, and a lot of that happens behind the scenes for teams that are very successful.
More important than the HOW we achieve financial freedom, is the WHY. Find YOUR reasons why you want to be free and wealthy.
If I can bring joy into the world, then I'll be successful.
The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
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