Serena Williams Tavis Smiley Interview part 2/3

Serena gives a lengthy interview about being the No.1 female tennis player, her new book and much more
part 2

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[emmabettyesther]

Excellent interview! Tavis accurately pointed out the double standards that Serena and her sister Venus have been facing their entire career.

[Oopstoobad6275]

tavis was SPOT ON about the athletic thing...martina n. is the perfect example of this...she always says what a great athlete she is, never talks about how she uses her head out there...

and for haters out there...serena totally uses short angles a lot! not just hitting hard

[trent6149]

Al Qaeida will take care of the Ku Klux Clan with their stupid outfits..looking like nuns and smelling in them like rotten cheeze LMAO!! I wonder if there're 2inch pink dicks inside of those oufits? lol

[mvacraft]

You are sweet too.

[MBM91UK]

But who are these white supremicists? You have suggested that Maria Sharapova is one of them...who else should I add to the list?

[MBM91UK]

Yes he's white... most people in Paris are... I'm not saying racial discrimination hasn't been a problem for the sisters, but too many people, you included, are seeing it where it was never to be found. And what you posted makes it sound like Serena was pissed because the umpire was white... no, she was pissed coz MJMS didn't fess up

[2dasimmons]

SO racism is a part of the tennis experience for the WIlliams sisters and any good interviewer will address the TRUTH of their experience @ these tennis matches---ON/OFF court. Besides the Williams sisters continuing to play tennis, media addressing racial incidents will help 2 eliminate as the perpetrators will not feel they can get away

w/being racist..at least not as easily. White supremacists need 2 know that they are being watched AND judged. Thx 4 UR comments MBM91UK. Bye-bye and shalom.

[MBM91UK]

Its true that they are not dirty players, but you linked Masha hitting Serena with a smash to white supremacy... that's crazy! And Serena didn't "learn" it from everyone else, it's just that if a player is dumb enough to come into the net while letting Serena have a full swing on the ball, then why shouldn't she go for the body?? In the Wimbledon 2008 final, both serena and venus went for their own sister at the net on one occasion, rather than for a pass or lob.

[2dasimmons]

@MBM91UK WHen I watched the Maria Sharapova clip here on YouTube I saw that she did hit Serena during course of play and not intentinally as I saw w/clip on news when incident happened ahwile back. I also saw clip wheer Serena hit Maria Sanchez during course of play and apologized/went 2 check on her but Maria acted as if she hadn't been hit and did not tell judge that she not her racket had been hit. Judge-a white guy- erroneously gave set to Maria and Serena was understandably upset.

[2dasimmons]

@MBM91UK Well I just don't see the Williams sisters as being dirty players. They've always come across as fair and gracious to opponents; even w/the US Open incident, Serena went over to congratulate/apologize to Kim Clisjters(?) b4 she left the court. So if Serena has stooped to purposely hitting opponents it's because she got this from them. In other words she LEARNED the dirty playing because this is not the Williams sisters' natural style-- they've been gracious in dealing w/adversity.