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The big push for me is the Ol...

The big push for me is the Olympics this year. If I'm healthy, I'm not worried about my ranking. I think I can hit the ball. It's just about my body cooperating. It's about being able to play matches in a row. Right now, I'm not sure how much I can do with that, but we'll see.

Venus Williams 160 quotes

I'd like to imagine that in o...

I'd like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.

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As far as everyone else's opi...

As far as everyone else's opinion, I mean, if I would have thought that everyone was right, I probably wouldn't have left Compton, so I don't get too caught up on what the next person thinks.

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I don't come to tournaments t...

I don't come to tournaments to make friends, to go to parties, to hold conversations. I come to be the best, and I'm not mean and cruel and dirty.

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I think I've been fortunate t...

I think I've been fortunate to be at the top of the game and in the media for years, and a lot of times, people want to be your friend when you're on the top. You know, there have been times when I've been injured and I never got a phone call. So that's the way it is.

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When you are in the public ey...

When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try to be myself.

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Rain is good for me. I feel l...

Rain is good for me. I feel like I achieve clarity actually when it rains. The longer I have to sit and wait, the clearer my game becomes to me.

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All those lessons that I've l...

All those lessons that I've learned on the court, I have applied them to my life outside of the court in business, my company, called V Starr interiors, an interior design company, and EleVen, which I wear on court.

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I try to invest smart. I'm no...

I try to invest smart. I'm not a baller. I'm not a blinger.

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Since I started playing at th...

Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting to wear. And hopefully, it will get me a gold medal.

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I've been very focused on my ...

I've been very focused on my career outside of tennis.

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Of course, I want to be numbe...

Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.

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I knew my destiny was to be i...

I knew my destiny was to be in the winner's circle. There were times along the way where I didn't make it there. But I felt my destiny was definitely to win big titles, win lots of titles.

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I don't carry a purse when I ...

I don't carry a purse when I fly because I have my Hello Kitty carry-on. I'm the biggest adult supporter.

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Right now, I'm at the top of ...

Right now, I'm at the top of the world in my game so my focus isn't on when I'm going to end. My focus is on playing the best tennis that I can, and there is no end to that.

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My goal is always the same: t...

My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn't always happen, but that's what I try for.

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I say accessorize, accessoriz...

I say accessorize, accessorize, accessorize. If you don't accessorize, someone else will.

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Like anyone else, I enjoy my ...

Like anyone else, I enjoy my days off.

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I know it's not the most impo...

I know it's not the most important thing for me to win the most Grand Slams and be remembered in this world. I certainly don't have to win little tournaments here, there and everywhere, I don't have to win at all. Although I do want to.

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I think nowadays it's so easy...

I think nowadays it's so easy as an athlete to become a statistic whether or not you lose everything or having trouble or whatever it may be.

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