I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall
I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.
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.
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.
It's remarkable she [Venus Williams] plays at all, given her Sjögren's syndrome [an autoimmune disorder that can cause joint pain]. She's back, winning tournaments. She didn't allow society to tell her, "You have this disease; you can't do that anymore." I look at her, like, "She's not playing at 100 percent. You are. You don't have excuses." Knowing what she went through helped me try to be a more positive person.
I'm really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I'm really sexy.
People see me on the court only as a superhero, grunting and winning. They think you're a robot, and I'm not.
I played pretty well in my twenties, don't get me wrong! But my consistency is better [in my thirties], my momentum is better, my wins are quicker.
I feel like I don't have to win anymore. I've had a wonderful career. Tennis has given me so much, things I would have never expected in my life. I feel honored to even be a part of such a wonderful sport.
For the younger sisters, we always look up to the older sisters because they're always ahead of us and they always win.
My coach has said to me, "When you win a match or a tournament, you don't even think about it - the very next minute you're like".
