I've always found the rain very calming.

People ask me where I get my fighting qualities from, and I have to say Serena.

I say accessorize, accessorize, accessorize. If you don't accessorize, someone else will.

If Id lived prior to the 1980s, it would have been different, because I would have been playing to prove African Americans are equal. Now, I dont necessarily feel I have to play for black people, because obviously theyre doing everything in all sports. If I can go out there and play for myself and not feel I have to stand for something other than what I want to do, thats good.

I can walk around fine, but I don't have a desk job.

I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it.

Sometimes, you know, once you pay your taxes and once you pay your expenses, once you've lived this life, things add up quickly. And it's easy to become a statistic. And that's something I've always tried to avoid, and I've always said, hey - not that it won't be me, that, hey, it could be me.