Venus Williams Quotes

I always try and do my best and put out the best and find the best in me, as well. But I'm not thinking about it beforehand.

So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.

I want to be a better person in every aspect. I really don't feel I've in anyway fulfilled my potential in every area of my life. But I'm optimistic.

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

Being your best can only enhance your personal performance.

I think every day you wake up, and you do the best you can do that day.

I feel like I put pressure on myself to perform well and to play well and to do well. That's what I expect of myself. It's not always going to happen, but I can certainly sort of put myself in the position where I can get the best out of myself.

Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.

If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development.

Obviously, everybody has their own expectations of you, but you have to have your own expectations for yourself. For me, I'm right on track.

Just do your best. I find that if I set that goal for myself and no one else, I feel good.

You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.

I try to keep focused on the things that really make me happy and just do those same things.

Every job is an opportunity to be a better person.

Let us be about setting high standards for life, love, creativity, and wisdom. If our expectations in these areas are low, we are not likely to experience wellness. Setting high standards makes every day and every decade worth looking forward to.

I'm not a guy who needs to read motivation books.

I keep a journal, and every day I write down one great play that I had that day. I don't write down any negatives.

Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.

I'm actually improving.

A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.

You can survive tough situations and even turn them to your advantage by acting as if you are the person you want to be. When you act like that person, you can become that person. The hard parts are deciding whom you want to become, being willing to rehearse until you become that person, and forgiving yourself until you do.

The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.

Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.

Live constructively and live optimistically.

I try to do one thing a day that makes me proud of myself.