“As an athlete and as a woman, I get my confidence from playing sports ...” — Venus Williams Quote

As an athlete and as a woman, I get my confidence from playing sports because it shifts your focus from what your body looks like to what your body can do for you. That's what we all should be doing. It shouldn't be about looking perfect.

Tennis has been around for so long - women have been playing the majors since the 1800s. Other sports have not had professional leagues for women for as long.

I do expect a lot from myself, but it's also a balance of being... positive and also pushing yourself.

The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed.

Paul Robeson was an athlete, Rutgers valedictorian, lawyer, writer, actor in movies and plays, great voice - a black male doing it all, back when some people thought he shouldn't. One reason I do all the things I do is to break stereotypes that people can only do certain things.

It's in my blood to be an athlete, to be a hockey player.

I do Athlete Devotion throughout all my fight camps. I am a Christian, so I fight with God first, and I have my devotions with me everywhere I go.

I love athletics. As an athlete, I like to believe I can still do the things I used to do when I was once young.

Even though I have bad qualities in my personal life, as an athlete, I can turn it on.