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'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.'
Interpretation
What this quote means
Serena Williams emphasizes the importance of financial awareness and control to avoid becoming a statistic among black athletes.
In this quote, Serena Williams reflects on the challenges faced by many black athletes regarding financial management. She highlights her determination to avoid the common pitfalls that lead some athletes to financial ruin, drawing on advice from Oprah to take personal responsibility for her finances by signing her own checks. This speaks to a broader message about empowerment, self-reliance, and the significance of financial literacy.
Themes
AthleteFinancial ResponsibilitySuccessEmpowermentBlack Athletes
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about financial literacy.
More from Serena Williams
All quotes →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 WilliamsRead
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.
Serena WilliamsRead
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 WilliamsRead
I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.
Serena WilliamsRead
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 WilliamsRead
Similar quotes
It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
Larry BirdRead
Eight years of work can be copied in six months. It wasn't inevitable that it was going to work. A stolen design is stolen time.
Jonathan IveRead
I do not judge success based on championships; rather, I judge it on how close we came to realizing our potential
John WoodenRead
Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
Yogi BerraRead
Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.
Ted WilliamsRead
I succeeded at venture capital because, for years, I rarely thought about or spent time on anything else. Anything less than that unmitigated full commitment leaves me feeling frustrated and ineffective.
Chris SaccaRead