1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: Hey, the folks, it is Monday, January nineteenth, and we 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: have been trying to find the nicest way possible to 3 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: say this about Venus Williams. She just set a record 4 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,159 Speaker 1: for being the oldest person ever to do something, and 5 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ 6 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: ro It's a compliment. She set a record. This is 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 1: an achievement. That's awesome. But it seems weird to be 8 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: talking about a woman and say, hey, congrats, you're the 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 1: oldest to ever do it. 10 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know what. I hadn't thought about it like that, 11 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 2: but that. 12 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 3: Is maybe not what you would think some women would 13 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 3: want to be championed four. But honestly, I saw this 14 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 3: headline that yes, she set a record by being the 15 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 3: oldest woman to ever play in the Australian Open, and 16 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 3: coupled with the fact that she lost in the first round, 17 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 3: you might think, wow, that is not what a female 18 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 3: athlete would want to see written about her. But the 19 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 3: point is this is a positive story because it shows 20 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 3: a woman who was saying, you know what, I'm not 21 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 3: done and I'm gonna keep going and doing what I love. 22 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 3: And even though she lost the way she lost, what 23 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 3: she said afterwards her the way she carried herself on 24 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 3: that court and off the court, what it inspired the 25 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 3: heck out of me today, in a day and in 26 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 3: the last few weeks. We need some people who do good, 27 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 3: who are good, who behave well. She is someone to 28 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 3: look towards. 29 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: She's just a DEI higher anyway. But look everything, everything 30 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: that's positive. I've become jaded that somebody's gonna turn into 31 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: something negative. This is a wonderful story. And we just 32 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: did something recently about Helen Neuran and more and more 33 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: just women embracing, yes, the age they are, but how 34 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: they look as they age. This isn't that necessarily, but 35 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: it is an age related story having to do with 36 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: a woman who is going out there competing against children 37 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: who weren't even born when she became a pro and 38 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 1: so for her robes to do that. I look at 39 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: Lebron James, I look at Tom Brady. These guys were 40 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: forty something at the top of their game. If a 41 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: woman can do it too, this is why this is 42 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: an important story. And I applaud Venus Williams for what 43 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: she the lost who cares exactly. She's been getting fine tunes, 44 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: she is getting better actually in the past six months 45 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 1: or so. 46 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 2: I love it. 47 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: This is a great story. 48 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 2: I thank you. I so agree. Yeah, she's forty five 49 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 2: years old. 50 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 3: She got a wild car entry to play and this 51 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 3: is crazy to think about forty five competing. She was 52 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 3: seventeen when she first competed in the Australian Open, and 53 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 3: that was three years before her opponent this weekend was even. 54 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: Born before all. But to say that this is remember, folks, 55 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: Venus Williams, I know we Serena is the greatest to 56 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: ever pick up a tennis racket. That's been widely agreed. 57 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: So it's heart. You have to stop and remember Venus 58 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: was the star first. Yes, Venus was the one that 59 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: came on the scene and wowed assault. Venus was the 60 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: kid with the braids and those little plastic things in 61 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: her air. 62 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 2: What do you yeah, I don't know. 63 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: There was a herd that came onto the scene. So 64 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: she is even before her sister set an example, set 65 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 1: a path. She was the Tiger Woods, if you will, 66 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: in tennis, and that she just set a new standard. 67 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: So that is who we're talking about. ROAs most of 68 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: us don't know in our adult life, sport without the 69 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: Williams sisters. 70 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: That's so true, and including Venus Williams. 71 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 3: I don't know what that. Venus, by the way, is 72 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 3: a seven time Grand Slam singles champion. 73 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 2: That is significant. 74 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 3: Now, she never won the Australian Open because she finished 75 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 3: as the runner up to her sister, the aforementioned sisters Serena. 76 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 3: That happened in two thousand and three and as recently 77 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 3: as twenty seventeen. 78 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: If you have to make an argument like how can 79 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: you be mad? Damn it? The only never got the 80 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: Australian Open. But it's still in the family. Yes, the 81 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: two she lost are still in the family. Yes, those 82 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:07,839 Speaker 1: girls are all Yes. 83 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 3: And by the way, this match forty five year old 84 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 3: Venus up against twenty four year old Olga Danilovitch. Did 85 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 3: I say her name correctly? It was an exciting match. 86 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 3: I mean the third and deciding set. We talked about this. 87 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:29,239 Speaker 3: Venus was initially four to oh in a lead over 88 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 3: her opponent. People were getting excited. H yeah, that was amazing. Unfortunately, 89 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 3: she lost the next six games, so she ended up 90 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 3: losing it all. 91 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 2: But she she can hold her head up proudly with 92 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 2: that match. 93 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: And again she hasn't played a whole lot. She only 94 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: started playing again last year so far, I believe, so 95 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 1: she's kind of getting back into top shape. She's getting 96 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: back into top competitive shape, top form. So she's like 97 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 1: just picking things up a little bit. This is this 98 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 1: is another test. She was in control of this match. 99 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,119 Speaker 1: Sure she lost it, but what's next. I'm excited about 100 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: this year. 101 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, in her comments, I want to get into her 102 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 3: comments after the game because I still want to put 103 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 3: it in the perspective of yes, it was impressive. Yes, 104 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 3: she just broke a record by being the oldest woman 105 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 3: to compete. But still, if you are, how many athletes 106 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 3: you would know this better? You're more into sports than 107 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 3: I am. How many athletes who were at the top 108 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 3: of their game are willing to go and come back 109 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 3: much older, not as well trained, and still tried, knowing 110 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 3: that you probably aren't going to be what you were, 111 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 3: but knowing that you love the game and you do 112 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 3: it anyway, and you face perhaps potential humiliation, you face 113 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 3: potential setbacks and failures, and you do it anyway. 114 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 2: I would say that's fairly rare. 115 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: I've been some high profile cases, even Philip Rivers with 116 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: you looking at me like Phil Rivers. Yeah, retired quarterback. 117 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: They just brought him back Indianapolis. They had a quarterback shortage. 118 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: He's forty five, forty six, ain't played, came in, did well, 119 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: did great, looked great something. There have been stories boxers 120 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: have made comebacks, so those are a little more. George 121 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: Foreman is a good example. It's true, but these high 122 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: profile Michael Jordan is a great example of a guy 123 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: who retired, came back in his forties playing for the 124 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: Washington Wizards, still averaging about twenty a game. But when 125 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: you're she was, she's considered one of the greatest. That's 126 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: when you talk about people who were at who were 127 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,559 Speaker 1: the best at doing it, and now are coming back 128 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: and having to compete and fight against children who, yes right, 129 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: who have none of their accomplishments. That is humbling. 130 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 3: That is humbling, and but that level of humility is inspiring. 131 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 3: I love this story and hearing what she said after 132 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 3: her loss. We've seen plenty of tennis players and plenty 133 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 3: of athletes through a little fits when they lose. 134 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 2: They're very upset. 135 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 3: Venus walked off that court to a standing ovation and 136 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 3: a huge smile on her face and a wave, and 137 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 3: that inspired the heck out of me. She said, it 138 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 3: was such a great game, such a great moment. The 139 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 3: energy from the crowd was amazing. That lifted me up 140 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 3: so much. And then she talked about her opponent, Olga 141 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 3: dan A Loovitch. She said she played a great game. 142 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 3: Also some luck there as well. That's just the sport, 143 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 3: that's how it works sometimes, but it was an amazing moment. 144 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 3: She talked about how it felt good to have the 145 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 3: biggest lead I've had since I've been back, and this 146 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 3: is where I really appreciated what she had to say. 147 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 3: In a lot of ways, I'm having to relearn how 148 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 3: to do things again, if that makes any sense. I'm 149 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 3: really proud of my effort today because I am playing 150 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 3: better with each match, getting to the places that I 151 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 3: want to go. 152 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 2: That is really cool. 153 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 3: At forty five, someone who was at the top of 154 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 3: her game saying I am having to relearn how to 155 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 3: do things again. 156 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 2: That resonated with me and perhaps with us. 157 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: I mean, she's so hard, she's yeah, we talked about 158 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: her first major or whatever she wanted. She was a teenager, 159 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: but she's had a tennis racket in her hand. She's 160 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: forty five now, it's been in her hand for over 161 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: forty years. She knows nothing else. She's made all the 162 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: money she can make. She just got married right months ago. Yes, 163 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: so ro This The cool part here is that with 164 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: all we see and talk about with athletes and big 165 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: money and endorsements and all these things, she's playing now 166 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: because she loves tennis. She's always loved tennis. There's nothing 167 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: new about this. This is just tennis, folks, And I 168 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: just happen to not be the greatest doing it. But 169 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: I'm loving this game. It's all I know. That is 170 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: wonderful of HER's. She knows she's not gonna win another 171 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: Grand Slam, she. 172 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 3: Knows that, but she's doing it anyway too much like that. 173 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 2: I don't know why that. 174 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 3: Makes me emotional, but it does because I think people 175 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 3: get to a certain place in their life and they 176 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 3: think I'm washed up. I can't do anything the way 177 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 3: I used to, or I can't do anything new, or 178 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 3: I can't I don't have options now that I'm this age. 179 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 3: And when you see this story, I feel like she 180 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 3: is paving the way for a lot of folks who 181 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 3: are too quick to give up their dreams or give 182 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 3: up what they love because they think they're too old. 183 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 3: I love this story. When we come back, we're gonna 184 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 3: hear what her opponent had to say about Venus after 185 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 3: her win. And you know what, this is how you 186 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 3: do it. It is so nice to see kindness and 187 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 3: sportsman like conduct and welcome back everyone on this Martin 188 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 3: Luther King Junior day we have. This is an inspirational 189 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 3: story to see Venus Williams do what she did to 190 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 3: the best of pretty much everyone's ability. And she said 191 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 3: a new record being the oldest person to compete in 192 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 3: the Australian Open. And even though she lost, her words 193 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 3: and her attitude were everything, talking about how she's relearning 194 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 3: this sport that she loves so much, congratulating the young woman, 195 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 3: the twenty four year old who beat her forty five 196 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 3: year old self, and it was basically an inspiration to 197 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 3: say I can do this, I can do more. I'm 198 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 3: just getting started again. And that is just a cool moment. 199 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 2: But also remarkable. 200 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 3: What Olga Danilovitch had to say about Venus Williams after 201 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 3: her victory. I thought it was pretty cool, she said. 202 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 3: I told myself before the match, I really want to 203 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 3: take this moment. These things don't happen every day, and 204 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 3: playing against Venus Williams is something I cannot take for granted. 205 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 3: But there were a lot of nerves at four to oh. 206 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 3: This is when Venus was rallying in that third set. 207 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 3: She said, I told myself, okay, just play, just take 208 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 3: everything out and just play point by point. And she said, 209 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 3: it was such a pleasure playing against such a legend. 210 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 1: I mean, you can't imagine, I mean any of us. 211 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: Think of any wherever you are and whatever you do 212 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: right now, who is the top of the game, the 213 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:16,199 Speaker 1: legend in that industry, and imagine getting a chance to 214 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: go head to head with that person or work with 215 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: that person or something like that. That had to be crazy. 216 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: You're trying to beat the person you've looked up to 217 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: in your entire life. 218 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, it's I was when you said that, 219 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 3: I was trying to think about in our industry. I 220 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,239 Speaker 3: think the first time I met Diane Sawyer, I was speechless. 221 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:33,839 Speaker 3: But like to imagine having an anchor off with her, 222 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 3: I would have failed miserably. 223 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 2: I would have been so in awe of the situation. 224 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 2: I'm just laughing, like, I'm thinking of what is anchorman? 225 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: They do? 226 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,959 Speaker 2: The little gang anchor gang fights. 227 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 3: But no, but there is no We don't go head 228 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 3: to head against maybe only in ratings against someone, but 229 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,559 Speaker 3: that would be the only I remember meeting someone who 230 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 3: I'd looked up to. But yes, if you love a sport, 231 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 3: if you love whatever it is that you do, the 232 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 3: person who you've looked up to your whole life, now 233 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 3: you're on that same court with them, I'm all. 234 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 1: Feel bad, like I'm trying to beat you. You almost 235 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: feel bad because you have such reverence for that person. Yeah, 236 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: so yeah, I'll give her a lot of credit for 237 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: being able to keep it together and do that. But yeah, 238 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,680 Speaker 1: at four oh, we were really really like what a 239 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: story that would have been the next match and the 240 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: next match? How far can she go? Would have been 241 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:24,079 Speaker 1: the question? And she's gonna don't know when is Wimbledon? 242 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:28,599 Speaker 1: What is the order? Damn it? Australian? The sum is 243 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 1: US opens the last one, So what's next Wimbledon of 244 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: the French. 245 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 2: I'm trying to find out when is Wimbledon twenty twenty six? 246 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: That is, so she would have to get a July. 247 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,199 Speaker 2: It's Monday June twenty ninth to Sunday July twelfth. 248 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: Friend yeah, this summer it is hot. So yes, Wimbledon, 249 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 1: she'll try to get a wild card possibly and she'll 250 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: need one. 251 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 3: And look a lot of people have talked about this 252 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 3: wild card situation. You explained it to me in the morning, 253 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 3: run about how that works. But there were people who 254 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 3: did think that giving Venus Williams a wild car was unfair. 255 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:02,959 Speaker 3: They say the whole wild card should be for younger 256 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 3: athletes who aren't known, who you know, want to have 257 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 3: a chance. Maybe they're still figuring out, you know, what 258 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 3: it is they're doing, and so they say those wild 259 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 3: cards should be given to younger athletes, not to someone 260 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 3: like Venus Williams. 261 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 2: But you know what, ten thousand. 262 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 3: People watch that match sitting there, and Venus Williams obviously 263 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 3: is going to be a draw to the game and 264 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 3: to certainly the matches that she is specifically playing. And 265 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:31,199 Speaker 3: I don't think you can deny that. So there was 266 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 3: question with a Wimbledon would offer Venus Williams a wild card. 267 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: They should, She's earned this right the rest of her life. 268 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 1: A young cat, I understand, I appreciate, but you're working 269 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: your way up to one day maybe someone would just 270 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: give you a pass. She has earned the right to 271 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: get a wildcard over any child out there swinging a 272 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: racket right now, and we don't know how many more 273 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: years we get to see her exactly. Come. 274 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 2: I totally agree with everything you're saying. 275 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 3: I just saw some folks out there always want to 276 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 3: try to say something about the system and how it's 277 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 3: not fair. 278 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: Are they saying she's a DII choice Australian. 279 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 2: I didn't hear that, thank goodness, but just wait for it. 280 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:16,559 Speaker 3: No. The other thing that's pretty cool about Olga Danilovitch, 281 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 3: who I was not really familiar with up until this match. 282 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 3: So funny enough, Venus Williams put her name in the 283 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 3: spotlight when otherwise I don't even think it would have 284 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 3: been a washed match necessarily, But they're saying for this 285 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 3: second round, Danilovitch potentially could be meeting up with the 286 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 3: number three seed, Coco Goff, who is basically now the 287 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 3: American phenom here in these Grand Slam titles. So that 288 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 3: would be an interesting match to see those two face 289 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 3: one another. 290 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, probably go differently. 291 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 2: I think it probably will go much different, And you. 292 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: Know, Cocoa loves Venus obviously, but she's talked about it 293 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: a lot. She might have a little revenge on the mind. 294 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 3: I hadn't even thought about that, but yeah, she could 295 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 3: do right by Venus by beating Olga Danilovitch in second round. 296 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 3: But look, I just thought this was a cool story 297 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 3: that we all needed to hear today. 298 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 2: It was about it was about ages, just. 299 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 3: A number, so there's that, but there was also just 300 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 3: the way these two women treated one another, how Venus 301 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 3: handled a loss, and how she walked away with a 302 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 3: smile on her face and a promise for more that 303 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 3: she was going to take this, reassess she was going 304 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 3: to relearn this sport at the age she's at. I 305 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 3: just thought all of that was something we can all 306 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 3: take with us today and whatever it is we're reaching for, 307 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 3: whatever dreams we may have, just to look and see 308 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 3: what Venus Williams did over the weekend and what she's 309 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 3: going to continue to do. And I can't wait. I'm 310 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 3: not a huge tennis fan, I never really have been, 311 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 3: but seeing this story, seeing this story, I am all 312 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 3: in watching Venus Williams do her thing this year. 313 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: She must see there. It's only a handful of athletes 314 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: in my life at least that it doesn't matter where 315 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: they are what they're doing. If they are are on 316 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: television playing, I am going to plan my day around 317 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: seeing them. Venus Serena were two of those. Tiger was 318 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: one of them, Peyton Manning was one of them, Kobe 319 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: Bryant was one of them, like it was just a 320 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: handful of Johnny Manziel even was one of them for me. 321 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: But those two are just they were it. They were 322 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: absolutely it. You have to watch them play. So to 323 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: see her still playing, I applauded. We probably thought Serena 324 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: would be the one. Yeah, still playing longer, but Venus 325 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: is still out there. 326 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 3: Thank you Venus, Yes, thank you Venus, and thank you 327 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 3: all for listening. We appreciate you as always. We know 328 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 3: it's a day of service today, a day of action today, 329 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 3: but also a day of inspiration and Venus Williams helped 330 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 3: us with that today. So thank you for listening. I 331 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 3: made me robock everyone, alongside my partner TJ. 332 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 2: Holmes. We hope you all have a wonderful day and 333 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 2: we will talk to you soon.