Serena Williams

“I'm Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.”

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

“Since I don't look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good.”

“I feel like I'm really young and I'm only thinking about my career and continuing playing.”

“Honestly, I don't read the press. I don't know what they're saying.”

“My dad is the nicest guy you'll ever meet, and the easiest going.”

“My dad is a marketing mastermind.”

“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 know if I've had my share of drama, but I've definitely had my share of hard times.”

“I want to knock on people's doors and preach. But I also meet a lot of people on planes and in restaurants, and you can preach with them or place some literature with them.”

“My school was really small, but I was called the Class Clown!”

“I was just tired of losing... Life was passing me by.”

“My mom taught me how to sew when I was 2 or 3, so I've been sewing for as long as I can remember.”

“I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before.”

“I've always been a fighter and I've always fought through things my whole life.”

“When I was younger, I was always obsessed with nails.”

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

“I love my dogs.”

“I'm an unbelievable designer.”

“If I step on a scale, I won't eat for five months.”