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've always considered myself the best and the top. I never considered that I was out of it.
Interpretation
Believing in oneself is key to achieving greatness.
Serena Williams' quote emphasizes the importance of self-confidence and the mindset of being at the top of one's game. By asserting that she has always seen herself as the best, she highlights that a strong belief in one's abilities is crucial for success, regardless of external opinions or challenges.
In practice
In a motivational speech to young 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.
Organize, and stand together. Claim something together, and at once; let the nation hear a united demand from the laboring voice, and then, when you have got that, go on after another; but get something.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.
Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.
After each game, I want to be able to say: I gave it all I could, I gave it my best.
You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.
Everybody has a gameplan until he gets hit
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