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
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.
Interpretation
Embracing growth and achievement leads to success and confidence.
In this quote, Serena Williams reflects on her journey from being ranked No. 7 to reaching the top position in her field. She expresses satisfaction and pride in her current status, emphasizing the hard work and determination that led to her success, and how it feels rewarding to achieve her goals.
In practice
In a motivational speech about personal growth.
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.
Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
I was on a path. I was going to become a principal dancer. I never let my mind rest.
It's very hard to find someone who's successful and dislikes what they do.
Maybe people will remember me for being a stylist, not a survivor.
I enjoy what I do because it keeps evolving - when I was a cook, I wanted to be a chef de partie; when I was a chef de partie, I wanted to be a chef; when I was a chef, I wanted to be a restaurateur, and now I am a chef entrepreneur. I am still fulfilling my dream.
Never think that success is down to your own performance alone. If you start listening only to yourself you take the first step back towards the bottom. The flowers of victory belong in many vases.
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