"I will be back and I will be playing, I think you're going to see a very grateful person who's just ready to compete and enjoy the game" - Venus Williams
"You define the American dream, you represent the best of what we all hope this world can be" - Will Smith hails Venus, Serena Williams in acceptance speech
“I remember when we got equal prize money; it was hard because I was still ready to fight" - Venus Williams reflects on Wimbledon and equal pay triumph in 2007
"Tennis lasts for 10-20 years, but family lasts forever" - Serena Williams on how she and sister Venus have stayed close despite intense on-court rivalry
"We changed it from being two great Black champions to being best ever, we took out color" - Serena Williams on how she and sister Venus altered tennis landscape
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