“Like that poem that Maya Angelou said, that we are the hope and the dream of a slave. If you think about what the slave had to go through, and then the life that we are privileged to live — I wouldn't want to be any other color…I'm really proud to wear this color every single day of my life.”
"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
Courage
"The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others."
- Hasidic Proverb
Self-confidence
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
- Oscar Wilde
Self-confidence
"Be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."
- Judy Garland
Self-confidence
"I am a woman with thoughts and questions and sh*t to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will."
- Amy Schumer
Self-confidence
"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."
- Rosalynn Carter
Self-confidence