"You can't underestimate anyone."
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"I don't go thinking I'm going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I'll do the best that I can."
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"I think my father is probably the best coach ever because, if we talk about numbers, he's got a lot and he's only had two players."
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"There's one thing I'm really good at, and that's hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I'm excellent."
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"You can't play well if you don't look good."
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"Venus [Williams] has an amazing line; I love her collection. I'm always at her office. She has an interior design company and her EleVen company. They have a wonderful office space and I'm always there for the interior part and get to see what she's doing with EleVen."
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"I've been getting my reel together. I think they are looking at me more as an actress because I have a lot of potential and a lot of skills."
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"All I want is to have fun in what I'm doing every day. I don't want to break records. To become the greatest player ever could take me like...10 more years and I don't think I'll still be playing at 31."
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"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."
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"I'll probably be wearing something fun and sexy as usual, but I can't say it will be the 'Catsuit.'"
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"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."
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"I talked with Tom Hanks. I saw that movie 'Turner and Hooch' at least 50 times. It took all my guts to go up to him. I went up to him, I was like, 'Can I have a picture?' We talked acting; he wanted to know what I was doing. We talked a little tennis. I mean, he knew all about myself and my sister."
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"I'm like a chameleon. I can kind of change and get my game going to whatever the situation is. If I play well, which I don't think I've even reached yet at all in this tournament, it's really hard for anyone on the women's tour to beat me."
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"My mom's chicken, with rice and gravy was my favorite dish as a kid, and it still is now. That's my favorite meal from her or from anybody. It's a family favorite."
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"I don't want to end my career and then start something. I like to do something while my career is still hot and I've always enjoyed designing."
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"My dad is the nicest guy you'll ever meet, and the easiest going."
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"I'm always learning new things."
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"I know a lot of people who are 12 and doing things they shouldnt be doing. Whether youre an actress or a singer, its always the sexier ones that are selling more tickets or selling more albums."
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"If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated."
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"I'm proud to have opened [two] schools in Africa and one in Jamaica [through the Serena Williams Fund and its partners]. I was given a lot. I was given two parents. That's already starting above a lot of kids. And then I was given the opportunity to play tennis and parents who supported that. I feel I can give back."
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