Venus Williams

“I think nowadays it's so easy as an athlete to become a statistic whether or not you lose everything or having trouble or whatever it may be.”

“I never count calories. Counting calories is stressful and intimidating, so I avoid it! I know that if I'm eating something that's a treat, I don't need to count it because I mostly eat healthy and am conscious of what I'm putting in my body.”

“All those lessons that I've learned on the court, I have applied them to my life outside of the court in business, my company, called V Starr interiors, an interior design company, and EleVen, which I wear on court.”

“I've always found the rain very calming.”

“Ruth's Chris is my favorite restaurant, and I always order the rib eye, medium-rare.”

“My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously.”

“I have a lot of good role models in my family for things off the court - like my older sister, who's a lawyer. I don't like writing papers, but she's helped me a lot. It's nice to have an art and business background because they tie together perfectly.”

“It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.”

“Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there.”

“Life is challenging but I'm always up for a challenge.”

“If you look at me, I'm very tall but I'm not huge or muscular. I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it.”

“You have to let fear go. Another lesson is you just have to believe in yourself; you just have to. There's no way around it. No matter how things are stacked against you, you just have to every time.”

“In life, there is no such thing as impossible; it's always possible.”

“The principle of the design - the harmony, rhythm and balance are all the same with interior and fashion design.”

“I've learned you can always achieve more than you thought you could. There are moments when I've walked off the court, and I'm like, 'I don't know how I won that match.' It was actually impossible, but it happened, and then you realize that you can push yourself much further than you ever thought, and you can make the impossible happen.”

“When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.”

“Grand Slam losses are hard. I treat myself after losses though, I usually go to McDonald's and I have a hamburger and you know, something. Because you know, you just need to be nice to yourself sometimes after the loss.”

“For years I felt that I didn't have enough stamina and then, four years ago, I felt like I was not getting enough air but I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma. The medicine for asthma never worked.”

“Self-doubt is real. Everyone has it. Having confidence and losing confidence is real, too, and everyone has been in that position.”

“I don't have time to be negative.”