Top 10 Best "Venus Williams" Books

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Venus and Serena Williams

Jacqueline Edmondson

Venus Williams

Venus and Serena Williams

The author shares the life stories of Venus and Serena Williams, who charged onto center court in professional tennis at the end of the 20th century with a force never before seen in the sport. No other women tennis players have matched their strength, their speed, or their overall athleticism, and none have achieved the status and celebrity they have gained on and off the court as they powered to the number one and two rankings in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Venus and Serena Williams represent in many ways a shift in attitudes concerning women in sports, particularly African American women. By playing tough tennis, they conveyed to the public that it was acceptable for women to be strong, to have muscles, and to compete.



When Venus and Serena first appeared in the public eye, their hair bound in beads bespoke their ethnic pride, the braces on their teeth belied their youth, and their grit and determination enabled them to withstand challenges concerning the attitudes of these young African American women in what had traditionally been a...

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How to Play Tennis (0690472005827)

Venus Williams
Serena Williams

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On the Court with... Venus and Serena Williams

Matt Christopher
Glenn Stout

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Venus and Serena Williams

Jacqueline Edmondson

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Venus and Serena Williams

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Carry Me Home

Collegium Regale
Williams

Music

Raising Tennis Aces - The Williams Story

Venus Williams
Serena Williams
Richard Williams

Movies & TV

Come to Win

Venus Williams
Kelly E. Carter
Abby Craden
Mirron Willis
Paula Jai Parker

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Venus and Serena

Serving From The Hip

10 Rules for…

Koto Bolofo

With a power serve of 129 miles per hour and countless titles to her name (including number one in the world), Venus Williams is an amazing force in the world of tennis. She stands 6'1" and possesses great reach, or "wingspan," and a rare mental tenacity that has put many, many trophies on her mantelpiece. It was thanks to Williams' tireless campaigning that the bizarre sexist tradition of awarding a smaller prize money to female tennis players was corrected, at least at Wimbledon and the French Open. (Amusingly, Williams herself became the first beneficiary of this amendment when she won Wimbledon in June, 2007.) Williams' ascent to fame has been meteoric from the first. At her Grand Slam debut at the 1997 French Open, she reached the final, and although she did not win that match, her world ranking shot up from 66 to 25 in one day. By 1999, she was number three, and by 2000 she had won a gold medal for the U.S. at the Olympics--the first of two, thus far. This sense of un-stoppability has always characterized Venus Williams, and makes her gripping to watch. Now the British fashion ...

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Koto Bolofo

Koto Bolofo
Patrick Remy

Venus Williams

ABC News Nightline On Top of the Tennis World - Venus and Serena Williams

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