Whether the 32-year-old still has time to achieve that may be suggested by her performances at the season-ending climax, the WTA Championships which starts on Tuesday.
It was an extraordinarily critical self-judgement by Williams on a season in which she has won another two Grand Slam titles and taken her total to 17 -- perhaps caused by a fear that time is short.
More than that, Williams has lost only four matches, taken her career earnings past $50 million, and become the oldest woman to hold the world number one ranking.
She claims not to be mindful of such records, but nevertheless volunteered that: "I’m excited about the possibilities."
Retaining the title this week will be a great momentum builder for her off-season work -- increasingly important as Williams gets older -- just as it was, she says, when she regained the title at the 2012 WTA Championships.
Williams is probably a stronger favourite now than then, partly because of the absence of Maria Sharapova, who is rehabilitating her vulnerable shoulder.
By Richard Eaton
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