in 1984 in Compton is where I began my journey of becoming a tennis player on
journey of becoming a tennis player on
journey of becoming a tennis player on beaten down courts I went on the courts
beaten down courts I went on the courts
beaten down courts I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope
with just a ball and a racket and a hope
with just a ball and a racket and a hope and that’s all I had I never dreamt of
and that’s all I had I never dreamt of
and that’s all I had I never dreamt of owning 21 Grand Slam titles I never had
owning 21 Grand Slam titles I never had
owning 21 Grand Slam titles I never had a mum number in my mind I just thought
a mum number in my mind I just thought
a mum number in my mind I just thought I’d play tennis and Here I am now
I’d play tennis and Here I am now
I’d play tennis and Here I am now sometimes you you’re gonna be your own
sometimes you you’re gonna be your own
sometimes you you’re gonna be your own cheerleader and you have to be your
cheerleader and you have to be your
cheerleader and you have to be your biggest in your best Cheerleader I have
biggest in your best Cheerleader I have
biggest in your best Cheerleader I have a really good team my dad my mom my
a really good team my dad my mom my
a really good team my dad my mom my coach my sisters they’re all so positive
coach my sisters they’re all so positive
coach my sisters they’re all so positive I don’t have those types of goals if I
I don’t have those types of goals if I
I don’t have those types of goals if I want this number you know I just have
want this number you know I just have
want this number you know I just have the goal of I want to play well at this
the goal of I want to play well at this
the goal of I want to play well at this tournament I want to win this tournament
tournament I want to win this tournament
tournament I want to win this tournament she’s an American professional tennis
she’s an American professional tennis
she’s an American professional tennis player who’s ranked number one in
player who’s ranked number one in
player who’s ranked number one in women’s singles
women’s singles
women’s singles she’s regarded as the greatest female
she’s regarded as the greatest female
she’s regarded as the greatest female tennis player of all time she was the
tennis player of all time she was the
tennis player of all time she was the second highest paid female athlete in
second highest paid female athlete in
second highest paid female athlete in 2015
2015
2015 earning twenty four point six million
earning twenty four point six million
earning twenty four point six million dollars she’s Serena Williams and here’s
dollars she’s Serena Williams and here’s
dollars she’s Serena Williams and here’s my take on her top ten rules for success
my take on her top ten rules for success
my take on her top ten rules for success number two is my personal favorite and
number two is my personal favorite and
number two is my personal favorite and make sure to stick around all the way to
make sure to stick around all the way to
make sure to stick around all the way to the end for some special bonus clips in
the end for some special bonus clips in
the end for some special bonus clips in 1984 in Compton is where I began my
1984 in Compton is where I began my
1984 in Compton is where I began my journey of becoming a tennis player on
journey of becoming a tennis player on
journey of becoming a tennis player on beaten-down courts with my family but as
beaten-down courts with my family but as
beaten-down courts with my family but as my side my first goal as Zena said was
my side my first goal as Zena said was
my side my first goal as Zena said was to win US Open now what you don’t know I
to win US Open now what you don’t know I
to win US Open now what you don’t know I actually my first goal was doing
actually my first goal was doing
actually my first goal was doing Wimbledon but what you don’t know is I
Wimbledon but what you don’t know is I
Wimbledon but what you don’t know is I said I wanted to win at Wimbledon
said I wanted to win at Wimbledon
said I wanted to win at Wimbledon because Venus said she wanted to win
because Venus said she wanted to win
because Venus said she wanted to win Wimbledon and then my dad yelled at me
Wimbledon and then my dad yelled at me
Wimbledon and then my dad yelled at me he’s like Starla stop copying Venus
he’s like Starla stop copying Venus
he’s like Starla stop copying Venus because every I copied her way too much
because every I copied her way too much
because every I copied her way too much and so I said okay I want to win the US
and so I said okay I want to win the US
and so I said okay I want to win the US Open and so that’s how that kind of came
Open and so that’s how that kind of came
Open and so that’s how that kind of came about so I truly feel that that day
about so I truly feel that that day
about so I truly feel that that day changed my life and now I had a goal to
changed my life and now I had a goal to
changed my life and now I had a goal to begin to worked and I began to work
begin to worked and I began to work
begin to worked and I began to work towards that goal
towards that goal
towards that goal and I believe that one day I would stand
and I believe that one day I would stand
and I believe that one day I would stand on that court and hold that winner’s
on that court and hold that winner’s
on that court and hold that winner’s trophy and now I guess thirty years
trophy and now I guess thirty years
trophy and now I guess thirty years later I still have goals and I still
later I still have goals and I still
later I still have goals and I still have dreams of winning and this award
have dreams of winning and this award
have dreams of winning and this award makes me actually want to work harder to
makes me actually want to work harder to
makes me actually want to work harder to reach more goals so I don’t know if
reach more goals so I don’t know if
reach more goals so I don’t know if that’s weird or not but I like want to
that’s weird or not but I like want to
that’s weird or not but I like want to get off here and just go home and start
get off here and just go home and start
get off here and just go home and start training because this is so awesome
and she says who’s with me growing up I
and she says who’s with me growing up I you know I grew up I wasn’t the richest
you know I grew up I wasn’t the richest
you know I grew up I wasn’t the richest but I had a rich family and in spirit
but I had a rich family and in spirit
but I had a rich family and in spirit and in support and you know standing
and in support and you know standing
and in support and you know standing here with nineteen championships is
here with nineteen championships is
here with nineteen championships is something I never thought would happen
something I never thought would happen
something I never thought would happen you know just I went on the courts with
you know just I went on the courts with
you know just I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope and
just a ball and a racket and a hope and
just a ball and a racket and a hope and that’s all I had and I it’s inspiring
that’s all I had and I it’s inspiring
that’s all I had and I it’s inspiring for all you guys out there that want to
for all you guys out there that want to
for all you guys out there that want to do something and want to be the best
do something and want to be the best
do something and want to be the best that you can be and want to do the best
that you can be and want to do the best
that you can be and want to do the best that you can do you just never give up
that you can do you just never give up
that you can do you just never give up because you never know what can happen
because you never know what can happen
because you never know what can happen you never know who you can inspire and
you never know who you can inspire and
you never know who you can inspire and who you can influence
delicious for willingness
delicious for willingness I don’t feel pressure I feel like I can
I don’t feel pressure I feel like I can
I don’t feel pressure I feel like I can retire today and I wouldn’t have any
retire today and I wouldn’t have any
retire today and I wouldn’t have any regrets obviously that’s not what I want
regrets obviously that’s not what I want
regrets obviously that’s not what I want to do I never dreamt of owning 21 grand
to do I never dreamt of owning 21 grand
to do I never dreamt of owning 21 grand subtitles I never had a mum number in my
subtitles I never had a mum number in my
subtitles I never had a mum number in my mind I just thought I’d play tennis and
mind I just thought I’d play tennis and
mind I just thought I’d play tennis and Here I am now and I don’t have to I
Here I am now and I don’t have to I
Here I am now and I don’t have to I don’t have anything to lose
don’t have anything to lose
don’t have anything to lose like everything every single match for
like everything every single match for
like everything every single match for me is like a bonus it’s a literal bonus
me is like a bonus it’s a literal bonus
me is like a bonus it’s a literal bonus round and a bonus thing and I think that
round and a bonus thing and I think that
round and a bonus thing and I think that approach is able to make me stay calm
approach is able to make me stay calm
approach is able to make me stay calm and just enjoy you know being in
and just enjoy you know being in
and just enjoy you know being in Australia or being in on these amazing
Australia or being in on these amazing
Australia or being in on these amazing countries and playing tennis
it’s great tennis from gold but it’s
it’s great tennis from gold but it’s Marta reaction to the drop shot from
Marta reaction to the drop shot from
Marta reaction to the drop shot from Abraham’s didn’t go necessarily for a
Abraham’s didn’t go necessarily for a
Abraham’s didn’t go necessarily for a can’t drop shot but a short slice back
can’t drop shot but a short slice back
can’t drop shot but a short slice back and down line I have to tell each and
and down line I have to tell each and
and down line I have to tell each and every one of you that it doesn’t matter
every one of you that it doesn’t matter
every one of you that it doesn’t matter how how old you are how young you are
how how old you are how young you are
how how old you are how young you are your age you can achieve anything that
your age you can achieve anything that
your age you can achieve anything that you set your mind to and I always say if
you set your mind to and I always say if
you set your mind to and I always say if I can do it anyone can do it and the
I can do it anyone can do it and the
I can do it anyone can do it and the reason that I always say that because I
reason that I always say that because I
reason that I always say that because I didn’t grow up with things being handed
didn’t grow up with things being handed
didn’t grow up with things being handed to me I had to work hard I had to
to me I had to work hard I had to
to me I had to work hard I had to dedicate myself and I had to be
dedicate myself and I had to be
dedicate myself and I had to be determined and I was even outside a
determined and I was even outside a
determined and I was even outside a sport it could be education it could be
sport it could be education it could be
sport it could be education it could be business it could be anything it
business it could be anything it
business it could be anything it requires discipline and hard work and
requires discipline and hard work and
requires discipline and hard work and determination most importantly it
determination most importantly it
determination most importantly it requires self belief because like me
requires self belief because like me
requires self belief because like me some people might not believe in you but
some people might not believe in you but
some people might not believe in you but you have to believe in you and sometimes
you have to believe in you and sometimes
you have to believe in you and sometimes you you’re going to be your own
you you’re going to be your own
you you’re going to be your own cheerleader and you have to be your
cheerleader and you have to be your
cheerleader and you have to be your biggest in your best cheerleader so to
biggest in your best cheerleader so to
biggest in your best cheerleader so to all you young athletes take that to
all you young athletes take that to
all you young athletes take that to heart and never stop believing in
heart and never stop believing in
heart and never stop believing in yourself and really always support who
yourself and really always support who
yourself and really always support who you are
that’s just me how easy is it when you
that’s just me how easy is it when you go practicing now to have what your
go practicing now to have what your
go practicing now to have what your mindset is it to improve or is it just
mindset is it to improve or is it just
mindset is it to improve or is it just to keep winning or because it’s yeah
to keep winning or because it’s yeah
to keep winning or because it’s yeah personally I found it very difficult at
personally I found it very difficult at
personally I found it very difficult at some point ya know for me it’s always to
some point ya know for me it’s always to
some point ya know for me it’s always to improve and I’ve had some tough losses
improve and I’ve had some tough losses
improve and I’ve had some tough losses this year but those losses I think were
this year but those losses I think were
this year but those losses I think were necessary and they helped me to work on
necessary and they helped me to work on
necessary and they helped me to work on my game it forced me to see that I need
my game it forced me to see that I need
my game it forced me to see that I need to get better at this I need to get
to get better at this I need to get
to get better at this I need to get better at this and this and now I’ve
better at this and this and now I’ve
better at this and this and now I’ve gotten better at it so yeah
but do you ever feel like oh gosh tennis
but do you ever feel like oh gosh tennis again that never happens does no and
again that never happens does no and
again that never happens does no and that’s the difference between now and a
that’s the difference between now and a
that’s the difference between now and a couple years ago like ever since I went
couple years ago like ever since I went
couple years ago like ever since I went through my health issues and my my
through my health issues and my my
through my health issues and my my really really bad health issues every
really really bad health issues every
really really bad health issues every moment for me is new and I feel like wow
moment for me is new and I feel like wow
moment for me is new and I feel like wow I’m here I’m playing tennis there was a
I’m here I’m playing tennis there was a
I’m here I’m playing tennis there was a time where I never thought I would even
time where I never thought I would even
time where I never thought I would even pick up a racquet again let alone play
pick up a racquet again let alone play
pick up a racquet again let alone play professionally and then I’ve been able
professionally and then I’ve been able
professionally and then I’ve been able to come back and that’s what has
to come back and that’s what has
to come back and that’s what has injuries injuries affect you emotionally
injuries injuries affect you emotionally
injuries injuries affect you emotionally affect you psychologically maybe even
affect you psychologically maybe even
affect you psychologically maybe even more than physically don’t think they do
more than physically don’t think they do
more than physically don’t think they do and they really can wear you down and
and they really can wear you down and
and they really can wear you down and then they become really kind of heavy
then they become really kind of heavy
then they become really kind of heavy almost on your soul on your energy and
almost on your soul on your energy and
almost on your soul on your energy and so I have a really good team my dad my
so I have a really good team my dad my
so I have a really good team my dad my mom my coach my sisters they’re all so
mom my coach my sisters they’re all so
mom my coach my sisters they’re all so positive and you know I’ve been able to
positive and you know I’ve been able to
positive and you know I’ve been able to just you just be able to keep that
just you just be able to keep that
just you just be able to keep that positiveness around me and so um I don’t
positiveness around me and so um I don’t
positiveness around me and so um I don’t know I just feel like I said I just feel
know I just feel like I said I just feel
know I just feel like I said I just feel a lot better
how much further can you go that’s a
how much further can you go that’s a really good question and I don’t know
really good question and I don’t know
really good question and I don’t know the answer to that I don’t have those
the answer to that I don’t have those
the answer to that I don’t have those types of goals if I want this number you
types of goals if I want this number you
types of goals if I want this number you know I just have the goal of I want to
know I just have the goal of I want to
know I just have the goal of I want to play well at this term and I want to win
play well at this term and I want to win
play well at this term and I want to win this tournament you know and I don’t
this tournament you know and I don’t
this tournament you know and I don’t want to win this tournament and when I
want to win this tournament and when I
want to win this tournament and when I wake up one morning and I just
wake up one morning and I just
wake up one morning and I just absolutely do not want to go on the
absolutely do not want to go on the
absolutely do not want to go on the court or I have no motivation of going
court or I have no motivation of going
court or I have no motivation of going to court then that’s when it’d be good
to court then that’s when it’d be good
to court then that’s when it’d be good for me
when I can when I first went into the
when I can when I first went into the tournament I was just thinking how I
tournament I was just thinking how I
tournament I was just thinking how I wanted to do well and I wanted to go far
wanted to do well and I wanted to go far
wanted to do well and I wanted to go far and whenever I enter Grand Slam or any
and whenever I enter Grand Slam or any
and whenever I enter Grand Slam or any tournament for that matter honestly I
tournament for that matter honestly I
tournament for that matter honestly I just play one match at a time I don’t
just play one match at a time I don’t
just play one match at a time I don’t get too far ahead I don’t think about
get too far ahead I don’t think about
get too far ahead I don’t think about the future I just have my mind focus on
the future I just have my mind focus on
the future I just have my mind focus on that one event and that one match and at
that one event and that one match and at
that one event and that one match and at one point and that’s how going to every
one point and that’s how going to every
one point and that’s how going to every event
honestly I think sometimes it’s innate
honestly I think sometimes it’s innate mentally like you have to really prepare
mentally like you have to really prepare
mentally like you have to really prepare yourself you know like I’m just mentally
yourself you know like I’m just mentally
yourself you know like I’m just mentally mentally really tough physically anyone
mentally really tough physically anyone
mentally really tough physically anyone can do it you can go to the gym you can
can do it you can go to the gym you can
can do it you can go to the gym you can work out really hard and you can prepare
work out really hard and you can prepare
work out really hard and you can prepare yourself and be in the most tip-top best
yourself and be in the most tip-top best
yourself and be in the most tip-top best shape that you can be but mentally I
shape that you can be but mentally I
shape that you can be but mentally I think personally I think ten is is most
think personally I think ten is is most
think personally I think ten is is most like you know 60% men tool and the rest
like you know 60% men tool and the rest
like you know 60% men tool and the rest is physical so
it was really small for my age and I was
it was really small for my age and I was Venus Williams younger sister I always
Venus Williams younger sister I always
Venus Williams younger sister I always felt like I was just fighting to make it
felt like I was just fighting to make it
felt like I was just fighting to make it I never felt I would be great one day
training every day for 30 years is
training every day for 30 years is difficult and I also think someone is
difficult and I also think someone is
difficult and I also think someone is out there working really hard and
out there working really hard and
out there working really hard and there’s a poster on their wall of me and
there’s a poster on their wall of me and
there’s a poster on their wall of me and they’re working to beat me with that I
they’re working to beat me with that I
they’re working to beat me with that I get out where I go every day I’m sore
get out where I go every day I’m sore
get out where I go every day I’m sore but that’s the life I chose so there’s
but that’s the life I chose so there’s
but that’s the life I chose so there’s obviously days I don’t feel like
obviously days I don’t feel like
obviously days I don’t feel like training but there’s no day that goes by
training but there’s no day that goes by
training but there’s no day that goes by that I feel like losing
sorry valid Vaska a CUDA Kovalenko
sorry valid Vaska a CUDA Kovalenko thank you guys so much for watching I
thank you guys so much for watching I
thank you guys so much for watching I meet this beauty because Lucy asked me
meet this beauty because Lucy asked me
meet this beauty because Lucy asked me to so there’s a famous entrepreneur that
to so there’s a famous entrepreneur that
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the comments below and I’ll see what I can do I also love to know which of the
can do I also love to know which of the
can do I also love to know which of the rules have the biggest impact on you and
rules have the biggest impact on you and
rules have the biggest impact on you and why what are you going to now changing
why what are you going to now changing
why what are you going to now changing your business or your life leave it in
your business or your life leave it in
your business or your life leave it in the comments and I’ll join in the
the comments and I’ll join in the
the comments and I’ll join in the discussion thank you so much for
discussion thank you so much for
discussion thank you so much for watching
watching
watching continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you soon
talking about your own journey as a
talking about your own journey as a black woman having this body the way
black woman having this body the way
black woman having this body the way it’s crafted and constructed appreciated
it’s crafted and constructed appreciated
it’s crafted and constructed appreciated and not really cure there’s not being
and not really cure there’s not being
and not really cure there’s not being what we tend to think of we think of
what we tend to think of we think of
what we tend to think of we think of what’s beautiful yeah well I mean that’s
what’s beautiful yeah well I mean that’s
what’s beautiful yeah well I mean that’s a lot of problems that I ran into which
a lot of problems that I ran into which
a lot of problems that I ran into which I wrote inside of my book on the line
I wrote inside of my book on the line
I wrote inside of my book on the line I ran to a lot of things where people
I ran to a lot of things where people
I ran to a lot of things where people were like well she’s big and you know
were like well she’s big and you know
were like well she’s big and you know I’m thinking well honestly doesn’t know
I’m thinking well honestly doesn’t know
I’m thinking well honestly doesn’t know how much weight I lose I’ll never be a
how much weight I lose I’ll never be a
how much weight I lose I’ll never be a size two and at the time I said I’m off
size two and at the time I said I’m off
size two and at the time I said I’m off I’m always going to have these giant
I’m always going to have these giant
I’m always going to have these giant boobs in this great big tush but you
boobs in this great big tush but you
boobs in this great big tush but you know this is just who I am and there’s
know this is just who I am and there’s
know this is just who I am and there’s so many people out there they actually
so many people out there they actually
so many people out there they actually have my body type as opposed to someone
have my body type as opposed to someone
have my body type as opposed to someone on the runway and I think it’s important
on the runway and I think it’s important
on the runway and I think it’s important for you to just exhale and what you have
for you to just exhale and what you have
for you to just exhale and what you have and just be you and just love what you
and just be you and just love what you
and just be you and just love what you are and there are times I even say it I
are and there are times I even say it I
are and there are times I even say it I look in the mirror I’m like oh I hate my
look in the mirror I’m like oh I hate my
look in the mirror I’m like oh I hate my legs are too fat or my arms are too this
legs are too fat or my arms are too this
legs are too fat or my arms are too this but you know every it’s important for me
but you know every it’s important for me
but you know every it’s important for me to to let everyone know that everyone
to to let everyone know that everyone
to to let everyone know that everyone has these feelings and everyone has this
has these feelings and everyone has this
has these feelings and everyone has this moment but you know I also just realize
moment but you know I also just realize
moment but you know I also just realize this is what I am and I love Who I am
this is what I am and I love Who I am
this is what I am and I love Who I am and what I am how do you maintain your
and what I am how do you maintain your
and what I am how do you maintain your desire to keep being at the top all this
desire to keep being at the top all this
desire to keep being at the top all this time um well that’s a really good
time um well that’s a really good
time um well that’s a really good question I I thought of different
question I I thought of different
question I I thought of different answers many times and I just think it
answers many times and I just think it
answers many times and I just think it just boils down to this is what I do and
just boils down to this is what I do and
just boils down to this is what I do and I I’m very competitive on the court
I I’m very competitive on the court
I I’m very competitive on the court playing uno or whatever so I’m just like
playing uno or whatever so I’m just like
playing uno or whatever so I’m just like I like to do the best that I can and if
I like to do the best that I can and if
I like to do the best that I can and if not I work hard and I’ll figure out a
not I work hard and I’ll figure out a
not I work hard and I’ll figure out a new way to be the best that I can be in
new way to be the best that I can be in
new way to be the best that I can be in my potential and honestly I just think
my potential and honestly I just think
my potential and honestly I just think I’m just blessed to be able to be good
I’m just blessed to be able to be good
I’m just blessed to be able to be good at what I do knowing what you know now
at what I do knowing what you know now
at what I do knowing what you know now what piece of advice would you give to
what piece of advice would you give to
what piece of advice would you give to yourself as you’re an eighteen year old
yourself as you’re an eighteen year old
yourself as you’re an eighteen year old that’s always a difficult question for
that’s always a difficult question for
that’s always a difficult question for me to to answer because I think not
me to to answer because I think not
me to to answer because I think not knowing what could happen the future
knowing what could happen the future
knowing what could happen the future just builds character it builds Who I am
just builds character it builds Who I am
just builds character it builds Who I am today so the advice I would give to
today so the advice I would give to
today so the advice I would give to myself actually I wouldn’t say anything
myself actually I wouldn’t say anything
myself actually I wouldn’t say anything I would just enjoy every moment the
I would just enjoy every moment the
I would just enjoy every moment the idea and I would continue on
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