I don’t like to lose — at anything… Yet I’ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God’s reward, then losing is how he teaches us.

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"Sport has literally changed my life. I’m here because of sport. It has given me a lot of confidence, a lot of courage, and a lot of discipline. It’s helped me to be the person that I’ve grown to be today."

- Serena Williams

Personal Growth

"I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die."

- Serena Williams

Personal Growth

"I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger."

- Serena Williams

Courage

"Overpower. Overtake. Overcome."

- Serena Williams

Courage

"Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble."

- Serena Williams

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"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward."

- Vernon Sanders Law

Learning from Mistakes

"A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it is committing another mistake."

- Confucius Kongzi

Learning from Mistakes

"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way."

- Dale Carnegie

Learning from Mistakes

"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

- Albert Einstein

Learning from Mistakes

"Every defeat every heartbreak every loss contains its own seed, Its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time."

- Og Mandino

Learning from Mistakes