
Venus Williams
Venus Williams is an American professional tennis player. She won Wimbledon and the US Open in 2000 and 2001, defending both titles in 2001 where she defeated her sister, Serena Williams, in the US Open final. Williams went on to win Wimbledon again in 2005, 2007 and 2008. She won the women's singles title at the 2000 Olympics and the women's doubles gold medal with her sister. Williams has appeared in the documentaries Venus and Serena, Unraveling Athena: The Champions of Women's Tennis, and Sesame Street: Count On Sports.
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- The Daily Motivation 45% of Girls Quit Sports by 14. Venus Williams Almost Could Have Been One | Venus Williams

Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy!Check out the full episode: https://greatness.lnk.to/1591DMVenus Williams shares something that stopped Lewis cold: 45% of girls globally quit sports by age 14 because of low body confidence. Venus turned pro at that exact age.She talks about what identity really means to her, and it's not what you'd expect.It starts with being unapologetically yourself. Not waiting for permission. Not needing approval.She and Serena once laughed at a book series teaching resilience because they learned it the hard way, pushing their mile times down and beating the clock.Venus also gets honest about what it was like growing up African American in spaces where being proud of who you are wasn't always easy. Her message is simple: it doesn't matter what you look like. What matters is what's inside you and whether you let it out.Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletterHosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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About
- FROM
- Lynwood, CA, United States
- BORN
- June 17, 1980