30 Best Serena Williams Quotes

I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall. – Serena Williams

The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. – Serena Williams

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. – Serena Williams

I don't like to lose, at anything. Yet I've grown most not from victories, but setbacks. – Serena Williams

A lot of people have doubted me and said I wouldn't come back, and that motivates me. – Serena Williams

I've had to learn to fight all my life – got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile, things will work out. – Serena Williams

The day I stop fighting is the day I stop breathing. – Serena Williams

You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out. We're always told what's beautiful, and it's nice to have someone who looks like you and is considered beautiful. – Serena Williams

I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger. – Serena Williams

I don't like to think about limits. – Serena Williams

It doesn't matter what your background is or where you come from, if you have dreams and goals, that's all that matters. – Serena Williams

I'm a really good friend. I'm a really good daughter. I'm a really good sister. And I work really hard. – Serena Williams

I've never been a person that has been happy with just, you know, settling. – Serena Williams

You have to have faith in your ability, and be confident and believe in yourself. – Serena Williams

I am a woman, a mother, and I am powerful. – Serena Williams

I'm not just a tennis player. I'm a person who has goals and tries to achieve them. – Serena Williams

Every time you are not practicing, someone else is. And when you meet them, they will win. – Serena Williams

I always smile, even when I'm down. – Serena Williams

I'm me. I'm unique. I'm different. I'm weird. I'm my own person. – Serena Williams

I've had to learn to be my own hero. – Serena Williams

It's important to know that sometimes you have to take a break and reset. – Serena Williams

I don't give up. I have to give every last ounce of whatever I have. – Serena Williams

I've never been a person that has been defined by my losses. – Serena Williams

The power to succeed is inside of you. – Serena Williams

I'm not playing for anyone else. I'm just playing for me. – Serena Williams

I'm not the next anyone; I'm the first Serena. – Serena Williams

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go. – Serena Williams

I always try to be positive, and I think that helps me in my game and in my life. – Serena Williams

I work harder than the next person, so I deserve to win. – Serena Williams

I'm still writing my story. – Serena Williams