Venus Williams Quotes

I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be.

There's an inner feeling you get when you get in a situation to do well in a game. It's hard to explain.

You know, I'm confident before I go out and play a match that I know, you know, I've put in the work and like I feel confident that I am going to go out there and play well.

I train myself for triumph by knowing it is mine no matter what.

When you do something, if you fix your mind on the activity with some confidence, the quality of your state of mind is the activity itself. When you are concentrated on the quality of your being, you are prepared for the activity.

There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.

Practice whatever the big truth is so that you can say it in forty seconds on camera.

I get nervous playing the Opry still. You take that nervous energy and channel it into being amped.

I put a lot of pressure on myself to do well and score more, and it will be a matter of time. Once you get back into that rhythm, you will start getting balls that drop to you in positions where it wasn't before. I do have that feeling that it is going to come soon.

When you walk out of your apartment, you think about performing; you do not think about how your opponent looks. So I think the advice from me to everybody is just to go out there and have fun.

I have been dancing for a really long time, but when I get on stage, I forget all about that!

The more and more you touch the ball in the post and get game reps, you just get comfortable and confident and I think that's a big part of the game.

It is important that whenever you do get opportunities to practice, just get in some batting and be in a place where you feel if you get a chance to play, you can do well. It's important to be in that zone and be as practically ready as possible.

Confidence is not something you store in the fridge and pick out. You earn it by your performances, by your training, how you feel.

Goalscoring depends on how relaxed you are in front of goal.

When you have confidence, you do feel like you're much younger.

The more balls that I hit, it's going to get better and better. Once I get a bit more confidence in my ball striking, that's when we can get down to the nitty gritty parts of the game.

Tell me why is it easier if you know the number one? You prepare as though you are number one anyway.

I think, of course, when you are coming somewhere, when you know you are playing good tennis, it always helps you.

My nerves tend to dissipate once the match starts. When I know I've practiced as much as I can and I do my best and leave it all out there, I feel OK no matter what happens.

In order to play your best during a game, you need to 'look good, feel good, play good.'

Before the game, getting guys in the right mindset and confident - you play well when you're confident. People can say 'cockiness' or whatever, but there are results when you play with a confidence and you believe in yourself.

When I walk into bat, I should know that 'Yes, I've prepared to the best of my ability. I couldn't have done anything better.' That is when I feel that I am ready to go out and play.

If you face just one opponent, and you doubt yourself, you're out-numbered

I used to have a saying that when a player is at his peak, he feels as though he can climb.