Serena Williams is featured in the August issue of Harper's Bazaar, which hits newsstands on July 20. In the issue, the tennis champ talks about learning to love her body, breaking up with Common in April, and more.

She may not have been born confident, but I love Ms. Williams confidence.

On her body image: "I was 23 when I realized that I wasn't Venus. She's totally different. I'm super curvy. I have big boobs and this massive butt. She's tall and she's like a model and she fits everything. I was growing up, wanting to be her, wanting to look like her, and I was always fitting in her clothes, but then one day I couldn't. But it's fine. Now I'm obviously good, but it's a weird thing. . . . To this day, I don't love my arms. People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I'm not complaining. They pay my bills."

On beauty: "Since I don't look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good. I feel so much sexier with short hair. I wanted to reach inside me and feel better. I don't want to hide behind a facade of hair."

On her break up with super sexy rapper Common: "His schedule is actually worse than mine. He didn't want the responsibility, it's really tough."