I have a lot of dreams, and most of them come true these days.
If I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California.
I will always be the older sister. That’s never going to change.
I try to update as much as possible. You don’t want to be in the past.
When you step out on the court, I don’t think anybody thinks about age. Because if you’re out on this tour, it means you deserve to be here. You’ve got the skill. It must mean you know how to play.
I feel amazing right now. I just feel like dancing.
Well, when I walk behind short people I feel like I’m going to fall over because I start taking these little steps, and I can’t take little steps.
I know I’m good at tennis. Other than that, everything else is a wild card. I’m a wild card.
If you give me a short shot I will attack you. I’m not a baseliner who rallies. I try to get the point over with.
If I go down, it’s never easy. At least my opponent knows they have to go to the end of the earth to take me out no matter what the circumstances. I do try to compete. Even if it’s not your best day, I just try to walk off the court knowing I gave 100,000 percent.
It’s easy to stand back, but to move forward and take a chance, that takes a little more guts, a little more courage.
We’re breaking records and we’re moving forward. I always expected to win Grand Slams. This was meant to be.
People ask me where I get my fighting qualities from, and I have to say Serena.
If I don’t wear something I feel confident in, I don’t play as well.
We’ve been training and playing full-time since we were 18 and 19. So after tennis, we’ll be excited to see what it’s like to have more free time.
We’re all conditioned that we shouldn’t like our brothers and sisters, that we should be angry and fight. But that’s abnormal. A lot of people think that the way Serena and I are with one another is weird. It’s not.
I am someone who likes to stay positive.
I remember watching the Olympics at home as a kid. It was one my Dad’s dreams to win an Olympic medal.
I love to be busy, and when I’m off the court, I do things I love.
Sometimes, when there’s a video montage. I’m thinking, ‘That’s my life. Oh, my God, I did that.’ Yeah, it’s amazing.