we went all over europe. i went to the u.s. open with him. i went to wimbledon with him. it was a really cool experience of seeing high-level tennis like that consistently. i think it paid massive dividends. i give donald a lot of credit and thanks. jamir was also a huge influence. i got a chance to practice with serena williams through him. those are probably the two big ones in the city of atlanta. outside of that, so many other tennis players have paved the way, arthur ashe, serena and venus obviously. there s too many to name them all. those are the ones that i have to hit. if i left some people out, i apologize. they know where your heart is. what a wonderful orbit. it really speaks to exposure and
think they could score a point on her. serena and venus lost to 203rd ranked male player. and they re phenoms. my husband swam at university of kentucky as well in elmore its of accolades and in terms of national ranking, i was a much better swimmer than him. he could kick my butt any day of the week. i mean it s hard to debate against that when you have the receipts and have the facts. a lot are critics and it s got to be difficult for people like you and riley gains to deal with. they d call you trans-phobic or not inclusive enough. what do you say to those people? yeah, we look at people like riley, we look at people like our cli cli clients that we re representing in connecticut and people like chelsea mitchell that were elite runners in high school and blown out of the water by two male athletes and simply women that are wanting the opportunity to compete and win and not be deprived of the opportunities because of a policy like the equality act and
shouldn t expect to show up in an event and not have a fair chance at not even just a podium finish but their rightful position within whatever group they are participating in. bill: i want to play the sound bite from yesterday. there was a witness saying the williams sisters who are awesome tennis players would do well against men. greatest of all time. bill: listen to the exchange here. there has been this news article about men that think they could beat serena williams in tennis, right in they think they could score a point on her. it is just not the case. she is stronger than that. both serena and venus loss to the 203 ranked tennis player. they are phenoms for women. bill: how did you do against trans athlete competition? well, you know, it s not even a matter of whether or nifty a trans identified athlete can beat you in competition.
with what you describe as yourfearful mind. you say you ve lived with it for 58 years, and you say which, and i quote, hates how i look all the time and no matter what . i ll be honest with you, if you re feeling like this, what hope do the rest of us have? well, i think that s the point of sharing it. we all have those thoughts, those negative thoughts that we ve lived with for years, especially as women. and as women of colour, where we don t see ourselves reflected in our society. i think we re in a better position. but one of the things i talked about was what it was like growing up notjust as a black woman, but as a tall black woman. before the serena and venus years, before we had the wnba, that we had role models other than gymnasts to look up to.
you re seen as this confident woman, this established woman, this smart woman. so i don t understand how it squares with what you describe as yourfearful mind. you say you ve lived with it for 58 years, and you say which, and i quote, hates how i look all the time and no matter what . i ll be honest with you, if you re feeling like this, what hope do the rest of us have? well, i think that s the point of sharing it. we all have those thoughts, those negative thoughts that we ve lived with for years, especially as women. and as women of colour, where we don t see ourselves reflected in our society. i think we re in a better position. but one of the things i talked about was what it was like growing up notjust as a black woman, but as a tall black woman. before the serena and venus years, before we had the wnba, that we had role models other