Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and actress who is ranked No. 1 in women's singles tennis. The Women's Tennis Associationhas ranked her world No. 1 in singles on six separate occasions. She became the world No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and achieved this ranking for the sixth time on February 18, 2013. As of July 18, 2016, she has been ranked world No. 1 for 179 consecutive weeks, seven weeks shy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth26 September 1981
CitySaginaw, MI
CountryUnited States of America
If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.
It's always good to get a smaller tournament under your belt so that by the time you get to the Slams, you have a lot of experience.
When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.
I was just tired of losing... Life was passing me by.
My dad is a marketing mastermind.
I feel as a brand I'm here to be around for a long time.
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.
I was talking to my mom one time, like, "Gosh, I'm 30." And she's like, "In your thirties you're even stronger than in your twenties." I didn't believe her, but I have played better in my thirties.
My mom taught me how to sew when I was super young; I used to make clothes for my dolls. When I finally went to [fashion design] school [in 1999], I really took to pattern making. Everyone in class was good at something; I was the person, if you need help with your patterns, you come to me and I would help you out.
I always ask my dad, 'Why wasn't I a lefty?' Even when I was younger I wanted to be lefty. I could have been really good.
I definitely have found a balance. I've had so many offers in the past to do different movies or different things and I always choose tournaments over it.
Hopefully, we can build a rivalry and we'll be able to do this a lot. Make a legacy, then retire champions.
The guy is the greatest male athletes of all time.