Venus williams

You have to stay on top and learn from mistakes.

It's what I've trained for, from the first sketch to the fabric. Making dresses that are different from the usual style, and a lot of fun to wear.

The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.

A lot of times when you play... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.

Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.

Grand Slam losses are hard. I treat myself after losses though, I usually go to McDonald's and I have a hamburger and you know, something. Because you know, you just need to be nice to yourself...

I guess tennis is my main art, but fashion is definitely very close.

If I didn't play tennis I don't know where I'd be.

I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I'm tough, let me tell you, tough as nails.

I think nowadays it's so easy as an athlete to become a statistic whether or not you lose everything or having trouble or whatever it may be.