Venus Williams Quotes About Growing Up

Quotes about: Growing Up

• I guess some kids around me had to grow up quickly, had all those problems. But I wasn't one of those kids, or around those kids, not at all.

  Venus Williams

  Growing Up, Kids, Problem

  "What planet is she on?" by Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. June 9, 2002.

• You know, growing up my - you know, I came from Compton, Calif., and, you know, it was a place where a lot of people did come out when a lot of people stayed. So I've been able to see the top and the bottom of life, and I think that balances you if you allow it to and if you remember where you came from.

  Venus Williams

  Growing Up, Thinking, Remember Where You Came

  "Venus Williams And Sallie Krawcheck Want Women To Invest". "All Things Considered" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. September 18, 2016.

• Definitely sport matures you, if you let it. It definitely makes you grow up because you have to work so hard that if you can't, then you probably aren't going to have the mental capacity to handle it all. That probably played a role in growing up a little faster than maybe other people.

  Venus Williams

  Sports, Growing Up, People

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