I just hate to lose. When I am on the court, it is like my life depends on it.

Luck has nothing to do with it.

Legendary? I don't know. I'm just Serena.

You can't underestimate anyone.

I think I can improve a lot. I think I can get a lot better. I feel like there's much, much more I can do.

Someone like Billie Jean King is completely my idol.

I always say if I play my best it's difficult to beat me

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

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.

I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope...and that's all I had.

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.

I decided I can't pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it.

I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.

You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out. We're always told what's beautiful and what's not, and that's not right.

My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body.

If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.

I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed.

Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.

I love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn't easy - it took me a while.