Serena Williams

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

I'm not going to sit here and say, 'Oh, I'm so happy the way everything happened.' I'm not that type of person. I'm a winner. I want to win. I want to be perfect.

I just knew I was going to be good. I knew I was going to be great. I just had that belief.

I'm a perfectionist. I'm a lot of things. I'm a lot of things that don't make sense.

I'm a little bit of a perfectionist. I think that's why I'm so hard on myself sometimes.

I always believe I can improve. I'm always trying to get better.

I don't like to lose, and I don't like to be told what to do.

I've been called a lot of things, but I've never been called a quitter.

I just want to be the best. I want to be the best at everything I do.

I'm a fighter. I always have been. I always will be.

I don't think I'm a role model. I'm just Serena.

I just love being a woman. I love everything about it.

I'm not a robot. I'm a human being.

I'm not afraid to be who I am.

I've had to learn to fight. I've had to learn to be strong.

I think it's important to always be yourself, even if you're a little bit crazy.

I'm just a normal girl who happens to play tennis.

I'm not here to be perfect. I'm here to be real.

I don't think I'm a diva. I think I'm just a woman who knows what she wants.

I'm not a fan of losing. I'm not a fan of not doing my best.