Willaims: "I've always considered myself the best and the top. I never considered that I was out of it."

Williams: "I hate losing."

Williams: "I'm not used to crying. It's a little difficult. All my life I've had to fight. It's just another fight I'm going to have to learn how to win, that's all. I'm just going to have to keep smiling."

Williams: "I've always been a fighter and I've always fought through things my whole life."

Williams: "I'm so frugal, you wouldn't believe it."

Williams: "I always say that when I'm playing well, no one can beat me. I'm not just saying that to sound full of myself or anything, but it's true."

Williams: "Hopefully, we can build a rivalry and we'll be able to do this a lot. Make a legacy, then retire champions."

Williams: "If I step on a scale, I won't eat for five months."

Williams: "I'm an athlete and I'm black, and a lot of black athletes go broke. I do not want to become a statistic, so maybe I overcompensate. But I'm paranoid. Oprah told me a long time ago, 'You sign every check. Never let anyone sign any checks.'"

Williams: "I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed."

Williams: "I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before."

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

Williams: "Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come."

Williams: "There's one thing I'm really good at, and that's hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I'm excellent."

Williams: "Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard."

Williams: "Venus told me the other day that champions don't get nervous in tight situations. That really helped me a lot. I decided I shouldn't get nervous and just do the best I can."

Williams: "When you're playing the best player in the world, you've got to play well."

Williams: "I'm an unbelievable designer."

Williams: "I feel as a brand I'm here to be around for a long time."

Williams: "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."

Williams: "What's going to make me happy is going on the court and holding up trophies, singles and doubles."

Williams: "I'm totally human."

Williams: "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."

Williams: "I'm a real extrovert, but when I'm round someone new, I'm super shy."

Williams: "I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I've been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won't be bulky."

Williams: "I'm really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I'm really sexy."

Williams: "I've never been over-dramatic in my whole career."

Williams: "People see me on the court only as a superhero, grunting and winning. They think you're a robot, and I'm not."

Williams: "I definitely have found a balance. I've had so many offers in the past to do different movies or different things and I always choose tournaments over it."

Williams: "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."

Williams: "I love tennis more than designing because it's actually easier and I don't get nearly as nervous."

Williams: "I love designing dresses and tops."