61+ Serena Williams Quotes & Images (MOTIVATION)

Whether you’re looking for motivation before a game or need the perfect caption about winning, these quotes will get you in the right mindset! I chose some of my favorites and made them into free printable quotes to hang up around your office, fridge, or vision board. Let me know what you think…

Winning Mindset Quotes About Hard Work

1. “I just never give up. I fight to the end. You can’t go out and say, ‘I want a bag of never-say-die spirit.’ It’s not for sale. It has to be innate.” – Serena Williams

2. “I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.” – Serena Williams

3. “If winning is God’s reward, then losing is how he teaches us.” – Serena Williams

4. “Am I the greatest? I don’t know. I’m the greatest that I can be.” – Serena Williams

5. “If I’m winning, I have to act like I’m not bored. If it’s a tough match, I have to act like I’m having a good time. I’m a drama queen.” – Serena Williams

6. “When you lose you get up, you make it better, you try again.” – Serena Williams

7. “I’m a perfectionist. I’m pretty much insatiable. I feel there’s so many things I can improve on.” – Serena Williams

8. “We all know who the real number one is. Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.” – Serena Williams

9. “I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.” – Serena Williams

10. “Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you’ve ever had.” – Serena Williams

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Serena Williams Quotes On Tennis & Sports

11. “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.” – Serena Williams

12. “A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they recover when they fall. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” – Serena Williams

13. “I decided I shouldn’t get nervous and just do the best I can.” – Serena Williams

14. “When I’m down, I talk to myself a lot. I look crazy because I’m constantly having an argument with myself.” – Serena Williams

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15. “All my life I’d woken up to tennis, tennis, tennis. Even if I don’t go to practice, I’m thinking about it all day.” – Serena Williams

16. “Once I serve well, my whole game goes up.” – Serena Williams

17. “As a black tennis player, I looked different… But when I stepped onto the court, I could compete with anyone.” – Serena Williams

18. “I just hate to lose. When I am on the court, it is like my life depends on it.” – Serena Williams

19. “There’s one thing I’m really good at, and that’s hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I’m excellent.” – Serena Williams

20. “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.” – Serena Williams

Motherhood & Family Quotes By Serena Williams

21. “Tennis is just a game, family is forever.” – Serena Williams

22. “If anything, this pregnancy has given me a new power. I think I’ve had a love-hate relationship with the idea of power… Not only me, but women in general sometimes feel that ‘power’ is a bad word.” – Serena Williams

23. “I think my father is probably the best coach ever because, if we talk about numbers, he’s got a lot and he’s only had two players.” – Serena Williams

24. “My story isn’t over… This is just a new part of my life. My baby is going to be in the stands – hopefully cheering for me and not crying too much!” – Serena Williams

25. “Family’s first, and that’s what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.” – Serena Williams

26. “It’s not about what we can do, it’s what we must do as working moms and working dads. Anything is possible… if it means warming up and stretching while holding my baby that’s what this mama will do.” – Serena Williams

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27. “Growing up I wasn’t the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit.” – Serena Williams

Motivational Life Quotes For Confidence

28. “I don’t have anything to prove ever, ever in my life. If I have something to prove, what does that mean for everyone else? And I think everyone should have that attitude.” – Serena Williams

29. “I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.” – Serena Williams

30. “I’ve always been a fighter and I’ve always fought through things my whole life.” – Serena Williams

31. “I don’t like to lose – at anything… yet I’ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks.” – Serena Williams

32. “For me, it was a question of resilience. What others marked as flaws or disadvantages about myself – my race, my gender – I embraced as fuel for my success. I never let anything or anyone define me or my potential. I controlled my future.” – Serena Williams

33. “Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.” – Serena Williams

34. “You just have to prove to yourself that you can go out there and be the best that you can be and not prove anything to anyone.” – Serena Williams

35. “Everyone always says never give up but you really have to take that to heart and really do never definitely give up. Keep trying.” – Serena Williams

36. “Everything comes at a cost. Just what are you willing to pay for it?” – Serena Williams

Serena Williams Quotes About Feminism

37. “My hope by winning this award is that I can inspire many, many, many more women” – Serena Williams

38. “You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out.” – Serena Williams

39. “Too often women are not supported enough or are discouraged from choosing their path. I hope together we can change that.” – Serena Williams

40. “I love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn’t easy – it took me a while.” – Serena Williams

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41. “I’m not a size two. It’s okay to look strong and to be sexy and to be a woman and to be unbreakable – all those things.” – Serena Williams

42. “I love how I look. I’m a full woman and I’m strong, and I’m powerful, and I’m beautiful at the same time.” – Serena Williams

43. “The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up.” – Serena Williams

44. “I think you have to love yourself before you fall in love. I’m still learning to love myself.” – Serena Williams

Inspiring Captions & Quotations For Success

45. “I don’t have regrets. I don’t live in the past. I live in the present and learn not to make the same mistakes in the future.” – Serena Williams

46. “It doesn’t matter what your background is and where you come from, if you have dreams and goals, that’s all that matters.” – Serena Williams

47. “Victory is temporary, but joy is eternal. Grateful for all of the joyful moments, big and small.” – Serena Williams

48. “Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.” – Serena Williams

49. “If Plan A isn’t working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.” – Serena Williams

50. “That’s what I do in life, when I get down, when I get sick, I don’t want to just stop. I keep going and I try to do more.” – Serena Williams

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51. “Joy is the whole game, not just the end game.” – Serena Williams

52. “The world knows me as someone who puts so much time and hard work into my game and through it all I’ve realized you have to find the joys that make the journey worth it.” – Serena Williams

53. “I decided I can’t pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it.” – Serena Williams

54. “I’ve always considered myself the best and the top. I never considered that I was out of it.” – Serena Williams

Short Serena Williams Quotes

55. “Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.” – Serena Williams

56. “Overpower. Overtake. Overcome.” – Serena Williams

57. “You have to be fearless to have success.” – Serena Williams

58. “Being lucky takes hard work.” – Serena Williams

59. “If I don’t get it right, I don’t stop until I do.” – Serena Williams

60. “Don’t let anybody work harder than you do.” – Serena Williams

61. “I just never give up, I fight to the end.” – Serena Williams

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