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
My story isn't over... This is just a new part of my life. My baby is going to be in the stands - hopefully cheering for me and not crying too much!
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes resilience and the idea of new beginnings in life.
Serena Williams reflects on how life continually evolves, suggesting that one chapter may end but another begins. The mention of her baby in the stands symbolizes support and a new source of motivation for her future endeavors, highlighting the importance of embracing change and looking forward to what lies ahead.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming challenges.
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.
No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire today.
You can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.
The perfect place to begin is exactly where you are right now.
I'm still a horse that can run. I may not be able to win the Derby, but what do you do when you retire? People retire and they vegetate. They go away and they dry up.
Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Been working and working But I still got so terribly far to go.
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