Venus Williams Win Quotations

It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too. (after winning the Grand Slam Cup.

Whoever is across the net, I want to win. Whoever that person is, that's the day I want to win.

My dresses are designed to win, so going through it, I think about, what do I want to represent? So, definitely, Vera Wang has been an inspiration for me.

I know it's not the most important thing for me to win the most Grand Slams and be remembered in this world. I certainly don't have to win little tournaments here, there and everywhere, I don't have to win at all. Although I do want to.

I knew my destiny was to be in the winner's circle. There were times along the way where I didn't make it there. But I felt my destiny was definitely to win big titles, win lots of titles.

Sjogren's is something you live with your whole life. The good news for me is now I know what's happening after spending years not knowing... I feel like I can get better and move on.

We're breaking records and we're moving forward. I always expected to win Grand Slams. This was meant to be.

If I go down, it's never easy. At least my opponent knows they have to go to the end of the earth to take me out no matter what the circumstances. I do try to compete. Even if it's not your best day, I just try to walk off the court knowing I gave 100,000 percent.

There were a lot of people shouting out. I know it's not proper tennis etiquette, but this is the first time I've ever played here that the crowd has been behind me like that. Today I felt American, you know, for the first time at the U.S. Open. So I've waited my whole career to have this moment and here it is. ... It was great. It was awesome. It was like winning gold.

A win's a win, unless it is not a win, and then it's not a win.

Tennis is mostly mental. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.

I truly believe that whoever feels the most confident is usually the one to win.

I guess some kids around me had to grow up quickly, had all those problems. But I wasn't one of those kids, or around those kids, not at all.

When you get into that habit of winning, it gets - I don't know if you call it contagious - but it gets to be a habit. She's developed an unbelievable habit.

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

You know, growing up my - you know, I came from Compton, Calif., and, you know, it was a place where a lot of people did come out when a lot of people stayed. So I've been able to see the top and the bottom of life, and I think that balances you if you allow it to and if you remember where you came from.

We're going to try to work on our rankings this fall, ... We both just want to win the match, whether she's playing me or if she's playing someone else.

I just felt like under normal circumstances I really felt like I would have been able to win that match,

When she doesn't play her best is the best time to get a win against her,

Some people say I have attitude- maybe I do...but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there.

It's a lot of hard work to go to win the title and making these things happen,

It was tough. It was sad. I'd like to see an American win this. He obviously had a great chance. But it happens. That's sports. The best part is that he'll have another chance very soon.

That was an unbelievable tie-break. She just kept hitting winners but somehow I stayed in there,

It's hard because I want her to be in the tournament, ... I want her to win just as much as I want to.

We were very sad when we heard the draw, ... I want her to win as much as me. It was distracting for both of us.

I have a lot of respect for her. She was my favorite player growing up. That's why I started grunting; I wanted to be like Monica.

I've always tried to win against her. Sometimes my efforts were thwarted by her amazing play.

Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.

It takes a lot of hard work to win titles,

I knew she was watching when Serena won the U.S. Open and she's happy to see another black woman win in her lifetime.

I'm just looking forward to more, I want to win another title -- starting here in Beijing.

I think the wind was definitely a test today, ... It was deathly windy. It's easy to fumble and self-destruct in those kind of conditions. I tried to add more spin, take some off the serve, try to get the first serve in... not go for too much, but of course still play the right shots, try to move forward and be aggressive.

If she wins or loses, I'm extra motivated either way. When she wins, I definitely want to be like her.

Normally, I'm breaking her always. So that was not normal for me today, and my returns just seemed to go a millimeter out. It was pretty disappointing. ... Today wasn't my best day, and it was still 7-6 in the third. I know if I play decent, I'm going to win that kind of match.

It was distracting for both of us, to be honest, ... I'm really dedicated to get my ranking up. I'm tired of being ranked this low. I just know myself that I'm better than No. 10. We were sad when we were heard the draw. We didn't talk about it until now. It's hard because I want her to be in the tournament. I want her to win just as much as I want to. If it's a final, it's obviously different. It was super strange, for sure.

It was really hard for me because I wanted to play the tournament, but I felt terrible and tired, and everything hurt, ... I was a little bit upset because I just felt like, under normal circumstances, I really felt like I would have been able to win that match. But it's the past now, and Kim's playing really well. Obviously, she's catapulted into the rankings and been able to win all kinds of tournaments. But I feel fine.