like this, what hope do the rest of us have? 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 not just 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. it is important for us to see who we can be in order to feel good about ourselves. but fear is also the ability to decode. the fear that naturally arises in all of us, i ve learned,
everyone has been, or, was just glued to serena williams, of course. i among them. but her retirement here has set the stage to pass the torch. on the women side, it s not so obvious on the men side. none of the big 3 over there are talking about retiring. so, who do you see as the next women stars? cocoa golf, even though i do think she had a tough night tonight. she s only 18 years old. born in 2003, or 2004. that s what i went to college. [laughs] when they re born in the century, you know they re young. and she has been playing so well. and what did she say when she talks about the inspiration? it s serena and venus. and you mentioned tiafoe. what does he say about his inspiration to play tennis? it s serena and venus. looking at someone who looked like them. you know, he felt that tennis could be a place where he could have a home, as opposed to other sports. and so, we are seeing this.
what had been anticipating a williams winning a grand slam about the serena got there before her older sister venus. the serena got there before her oldersistervenus. she the serena got there before her older sister venus. she never stops apprising the world. injanuary 2003, serena beat venus in the final of the australian open. then she held all the major titles after four consecutive grand slam victories. the serena slam. wimbledon 2016 was her seventh singles title there. is serena williams again! her seventh singles title there. is serena williams again! this - her seventh singles title there. is serena williams again! this courti serena williams again! this court definitely feels serena williams again! this court definitely feels like serena williams again! this court definitely feels like home. - serena williams again! this court definitely feels like home. i - serena williams again! this court definitely feels like home. i love | definitely feels like home. i love playing
in1999, in 1999, ten unchanged, a teenager called serena won the us open. serena got there before her elder sister venus and she never stopped surprising the world. injanuary 2003, serena pete venus in the final of the us open and then she held all that major titles after four consecutive grand slam victories, the serena slam. wimbledon, 2016, seventh singles title bar. this court definitely seventh singles title bar. this court definitely feels - seventh singles title bar. ti 3 court definitely feels like home, i love playing out here on centre court, especially with my sister who has inspired me to be who i am. her career adds has inspired me to be who i am. her career adds up to 23 grand slam victories but it is far more than that. serena and venus became black stars of a sport dominated by white competitors, overcoming barriers of
junior tennis, because he saw what they were having to deal with and did not want that to happen. of course it happened along the way. it probably still happens to women to some degree. but she has always been out there. she s been out there speaking for young girls. for women, african american community. and you know it? plenty of women girls have picked up this sport from all backgrounds because of what s serena and venus have done. she is also changed the way the game is played on the court from players from all over the world. there s just so many layers to which she has done, and i think for her, this is tricky, the spot at the u.s. open, because she s the ultimate competitor. the ultimate winner. for her to know that it s all going on, swirling around her, she agreed to have this type of sendoff, really i think for her fans more than anyone else.