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Author: Jacqueline Edmondson
July 2005 · 144 Pages
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
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.
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| Venus & Serena |
Author: Dave Rineberg
Paperback · May 2003
208 Pages
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Venus & Serena chronicles the seven years that author Dave Rineberg spent as hitting coach for the Williams sisters, and what it was like working with such phenoms.
Throughout the pivotal early years, the media presented different sides of Venus and Serena's fascinating rise to fame, but there is one side that no one else had access to -- The Inside!
With candor and wit Rineberg writes about his experiences with Richard Williams, the controversial and controlling father, coach and manager, and about the early years, when Venus was just hype and Serena wasn't even a consideration.
This book will take you to the practice courts, showing daily workouts and secret practice methods, and discusses the controversies that followed in the wake of Venus and Serena's rise to fame. Ride along and experience what Rineberg describes as a roller coaster ride from the tennis courts of South Florida to the lush green lawns of Center Court at Wimbledon and Stadium Court at the U.S. Open.
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