WEBVTT - “I'm Having To Relearn How To Do Things Again.” What We Can ALL Learn From Venus Williams’ Loss and Record Setting Match

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, the folks, it is Monday, January nineteenth, and we

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<v Speaker 1>have been trying to find the nicest way possible to

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<v Speaker 1>say this about Venus Williams. She just set a record

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<v Speaker 1>for being the oldest person ever to do something, and

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<v Speaker 1>with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ

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<v Speaker 1>ro It's a compliment. She set a record. This is

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<v Speaker 1>an achievement. That's awesome. But it seems weird to be

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<v Speaker 1>talking about a woman and say, hey, congrats, you're the

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<v Speaker 1>oldest to ever do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know what. I hadn't thought about it like that,

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<v Speaker 2>but that.

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<v Speaker 3>Is maybe not what you would think some women would

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<v Speaker 3>want to be championed four. But honestly, I saw this

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<v Speaker 3>headline that yes, she set a record by being the

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<v Speaker 3>oldest woman to ever play in the Australian Open, and

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<v Speaker 3>coupled with the fact that she lost in the first round,

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<v Speaker 3>you might think, wow, that is not what a female

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<v Speaker 3>athlete would want to see written about her. But the

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<v Speaker 3>point is this is a positive story because it shows

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<v Speaker 3>a woman who was saying, you know what, I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>done and I'm gonna keep going and doing what I love.

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<v Speaker 3>And even though she lost the way she lost, what

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<v Speaker 3>she said afterwards her the way she carried herself on

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<v Speaker 3>that court and off the court, what it inspired the

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<v Speaker 3>heck out of me today, in a day and in

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<v Speaker 3>the last few weeks. We need some people who do good,

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<v Speaker 3>who are good, who behave well. She is someone to

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<v Speaker 3>look towards.

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<v Speaker 1>She's just a DEI higher anyway. But look everything, everything

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<v Speaker 1>that's positive. I've become jaded that somebody's gonna turn into

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<v Speaker 1>something negative. This is a wonderful story. And we just

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<v Speaker 1>did something recently about Helen Neuran and more and more

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<v Speaker 1>just women embracing, yes, the age they are, but how

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<v Speaker 1>they look as they age. This isn't that necessarily, but

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<v Speaker 1>it is an age related story having to do with

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<v Speaker 1>a woman who is going out there competing against children

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<v Speaker 1>who weren't even born when she became a pro and

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<v Speaker 1>so for her robes to do that. I look at

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron James, I look at Tom Brady. These guys were

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<v Speaker 1>forty something at the top of their game. If a

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<v Speaker 1>woman can do it too, this is why this is

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<v Speaker 1>an important story. And I applaud Venus Williams for what

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<v Speaker 1>she the lost who cares exactly. She's been getting fine tunes,

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<v Speaker 1>she is getting better actually in the past six months

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<v Speaker 1>or so.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a great story.

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<v Speaker 2>I thank you. I so agree. Yeah, she's forty five

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<v Speaker 2>years old.

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<v Speaker 3>She got a wild car entry to play and this

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<v Speaker 3>is crazy to think about forty five competing. She was

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<v Speaker 3>seventeen when she first competed in the Australian Open, and

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<v Speaker 3>that was three years before her opponent this weekend was even.

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<v Speaker 1>Born before all. But to say that this is remember, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>Venus Williams, I know we Serena is the greatest to

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<v Speaker 1>ever pick up a tennis racket. That's been widely agreed.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's heart. You have to stop and remember Venus

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<v Speaker 1>was the star first. Yes, Venus was the one that

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<v Speaker 1>came on the scene and wowed assault. Venus was the

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<v Speaker 1>kid with the braids and those little plastic things in

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<v Speaker 1>her air.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you yeah, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a herd that came onto the scene. So

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<v Speaker 1>she is even before her sister set an example, set

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<v Speaker 1>a path. She was the Tiger Woods, if you will,

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<v Speaker 1>in tennis, and that she just set a new standard.

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<v Speaker 1>So that is who we're talking about. ROAs most of

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<v Speaker 1>us don't know in our adult life, sport without the

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<v Speaker 1>Williams sisters.

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<v Speaker 2>That's so true, and including Venus Williams.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know what that. Venus, by the way, is

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<v Speaker 3>a seven time Grand Slam singles champion.

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<v Speaker 2>That is significant.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, she never won the Australian Open because she finished

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<v Speaker 3>as the runner up to her sister, the aforementioned sisters Serena.

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<v Speaker 3>That happened in two thousand and three and as recently

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<v Speaker 3>as twenty seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have to make an argument like how can

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<v Speaker 1>you be mad? Damn it? The only never got the

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<v Speaker 1>Australian Open. But it's still in the family. Yes, the

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<v Speaker 1>two she lost are still in the family. Yes, those

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<v Speaker 1>girls are all Yes.

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<v Speaker 3>And by the way, this match forty five year old

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<v Speaker 3>Venus up against twenty four year old Olga Danilovitch. Did

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<v Speaker 3>I say her name correctly? It was an exciting match.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean the third and deciding set. We talked about this.

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<v Speaker 3>Venus was initially four to oh in a lead over

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<v Speaker 3>her opponent. People were getting excited. H yeah, that was amazing. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 3>she lost the next six games, so she ended up

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<v Speaker 3>losing it all.

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<v Speaker 2>But she she can hold her head up proudly with

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<v Speaker 2>that match.

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<v Speaker 1>And again she hasn't played a whole lot. She only

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<v Speaker 1>started playing again last year so far, I believe, so

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<v Speaker 1>she's kind of getting back into top shape. She's getting

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<v Speaker 1>back into top competitive shape, top form. So she's like

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<v Speaker 1>just picking things up a little bit. This is this

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<v Speaker 1>is another test. She was in control of this match.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure she lost it, but what's next. I'm excited about

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<v Speaker 1>this year.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, in her comments, I want to get into her

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<v Speaker 3>comments after the game because I still want to put

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<v Speaker 3>it in the perspective of yes, it was impressive. Yes,

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<v Speaker 3>she just broke a record by being the oldest woman

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<v Speaker 3>to compete. But still, if you are, how many athletes

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<v Speaker 3>you would know this better? You're more into sports than

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<v Speaker 3>I am. How many athletes who were at the top

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<v Speaker 3>of their game are willing to go and come back

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<v Speaker 3>much older, not as well trained, and still tried, knowing

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<v Speaker 3>that you probably aren't going to be what you were,

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<v Speaker 3>but knowing that you love the game and you do

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<v Speaker 3>it anyway, and you face perhaps potential humiliation, you face

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<v Speaker 3>potential setbacks and failures, and you do it anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say that's fairly rare.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been some high profile cases, even Philip Rivers with

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<v Speaker 1>you looking at me like Phil Rivers. Yeah, retired quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>They just brought him back Indianapolis. They had a quarterback shortage.

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<v Speaker 1>He's forty five, forty six, ain't played, came in, did well,

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<v Speaker 1>did great, looked great something. There have been stories boxers

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<v Speaker 1>have made comebacks, so those are a little more. George

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<v Speaker 1>Foreman is a good example. It's true, but these high

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<v Speaker 1>profile Michael Jordan is a great example of a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who retired, came back in his forties playing for the

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<v Speaker 1>Washington Wizards, still averaging about twenty a game. But when

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<v Speaker 1>you're she was, she's considered one of the greatest. That's

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<v Speaker 1>when you talk about people who were at who were

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<v Speaker 1>the best at doing it, and now are coming back

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<v Speaker 1>and having to compete and fight against children who, yes right,

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<v Speaker 1>who have none of their accomplishments. That is humbling.

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<v Speaker 3>That is humbling, and but that level of humility is inspiring.

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<v Speaker 3>I love this story and hearing what she said after

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<v Speaker 3>her loss. We've seen plenty of tennis players and plenty

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<v Speaker 3>of athletes through a little fits when they lose.

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<v Speaker 2>They're very upset.

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<v Speaker 3>Venus walked off that court to a standing ovation and

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<v Speaker 3>a huge smile on her face and a wave, and

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<v Speaker 3>that inspired the heck out of me. She said, it

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<v Speaker 3>was such a great game, such a great moment. The

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<v Speaker 3>energy from the crowd was amazing. That lifted me up

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<v Speaker 3>so much. And then she talked about her opponent, Olga

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<v Speaker 3>dan A Loovitch. She said she played a great game.

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<v Speaker 3>Also some luck there as well. That's just the sport,

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<v Speaker 3>that's how it works sometimes, but it was an amazing moment.

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<v Speaker 3>She talked about how it felt good to have the

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<v Speaker 3>biggest lead I've had since I've been back, and this

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<v Speaker 3>is where I really appreciated what she had to say.

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<v Speaker 3>In a lot of ways, I'm having to relearn how

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<v Speaker 3>to do things again, if that makes any sense. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>really proud of my effort today because I am playing

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<v Speaker 3>better with each match, getting to the places that I

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<v Speaker 3>want to go.

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<v Speaker 2>That is really cool.

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<v Speaker 3>At forty five, someone who was at the top of

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<v Speaker 3>her game saying I am having to relearn how to

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<v Speaker 3>do things again.

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<v Speaker 2>That resonated with me and perhaps with us.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, she's so hard, she's yeah, we talked about

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<v Speaker 1>her first major or whatever she wanted. She was a teenager,

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<v Speaker 1>but she's had a tennis racket in her hand. She's

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<v Speaker 1>forty five now, it's been in her hand for over

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<v Speaker 1>forty years. She knows nothing else. She's made all the

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<v Speaker 1>money she can make. She just got married right months ago. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>so ro This The cool part here is that with

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<v Speaker 1>all we see and talk about with athletes and big

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<v Speaker 1>money and endorsements and all these things, she's playing now

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<v Speaker 1>because she loves tennis. She's always loved tennis. There's nothing

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<v Speaker 1>new about this. This is just tennis, folks, And I

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<v Speaker 1>just happen to not be the greatest doing it. But

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<v Speaker 1>I'm loving this game. It's all I know. That is

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful of HER's. She knows she's not gonna win another

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<v Speaker 1>Grand Slam, she.

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<v Speaker 3>Knows that, but she's doing it anyway too much like that.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know why that.

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<v Speaker 3>Makes me emotional, but it does because I think people

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<v Speaker 3>get to a certain place in their life and they

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<v Speaker 3>think I'm washed up. I can't do anything the way

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<v Speaker 3>I used to, or I can't do anything new, or

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<v Speaker 3>I can't I don't have options now that I'm this age.

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<v Speaker 3>And when you see this story, I feel like she

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<v Speaker 3>is paving the way for a lot of folks who

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<v Speaker 3>are too quick to give up their dreams or give

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<v Speaker 3>up what they love because they think they're too old.

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<v Speaker 3>I love this story. When we come back, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>hear what her opponent had to say about Venus after

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<v Speaker 3>her win. And you know what, this is how you

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<v Speaker 3>do it. It is so nice to see kindness and

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<v Speaker 3>sportsman like conduct and welcome back everyone on this Martin

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<v Speaker 3>Luther King Junior day we have. This is an inspirational

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<v Speaker 3>story to see Venus Williams do what she did to

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<v Speaker 3>the best of pretty much everyone's ability. And she said

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<v Speaker 3>a new record being the oldest person to compete in

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<v Speaker 3>the Australian Open. And even though she lost, her words

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<v Speaker 3>and her attitude were everything, talking about how she's relearning

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<v Speaker 3>this sport that she loves so much, congratulating the young woman,

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<v Speaker 3>the twenty four year old who beat her forty five

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<v Speaker 3>year old self, and it was basically an inspiration to

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<v Speaker 3>say I can do this, I can do more. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>just getting started again. And that is just a cool moment.

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<v Speaker 2>But also remarkable.

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<v Speaker 3>What Olga Danilovitch had to say about Venus Williams after

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<v Speaker 3>her victory. I thought it was pretty cool, she said.

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<v Speaker 3>I told myself before the match, I really want to

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<v Speaker 3>take this moment. These things don't happen every day, and

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<v Speaker 3>playing against Venus Williams is something I cannot take for granted.

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<v Speaker 3>But there were a lot of nerves at four to oh.

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<v Speaker 3>This is when Venus was rallying in that third set.

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<v Speaker 3>She said, I told myself, okay, just play, just take

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<v Speaker 3>everything out and just play point by point. And she said,

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<v Speaker 3>it was such a pleasure playing against such a legend.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you can't imagine, I mean any of us.

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<v Speaker 1>Think of any wherever you are and whatever you do

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<v Speaker 1>right now, who is the top of the game, the

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<v Speaker 1>legend in that industry, and imagine getting a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>go head to head with that person or work with

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<v Speaker 1>that person or something like that. That had to be crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>You're trying to beat the person you've looked up to

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<v Speaker 1>in your entire life.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, it's I was when you said that,

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<v Speaker 3>I was trying to think about in our industry. I

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<v Speaker 3>think the first time I met Diane Sawyer, I was speechless.

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<v Speaker 3>But like to imagine having an anchor off with her,

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<v Speaker 3>I would have failed miserably.

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<v Speaker 2>I would have been so in awe of the situation.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just laughing, like, I'm thinking of what is anchorman?

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<v Speaker 1>They do?

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<v Speaker 2>The little gang anchor gang fights.

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<v Speaker 3>But no, but there is no We don't go head

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<v Speaker 3>to head against maybe only in ratings against someone, but

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<v Speaker 3>that would be the only I remember meeting someone who

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<v Speaker 3>I'd looked up to. But yes, if you love a sport,

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<v Speaker 3>if you love whatever it is that you do, the

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<v Speaker 3>person who you've looked up to your whole life, now

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<v Speaker 3>you're on that same court with them, I'm all.

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<v Speaker 1>Feel bad, like I'm trying to beat you. You almost

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<v Speaker 1>feel bad because you have such reverence for that person. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so yeah, I'll give her a lot of credit for

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<v Speaker 1>being able to keep it together and do that. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>at four oh, we were really really like what a

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<v Speaker 1>story that would have been the next match and the

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<v Speaker 1>next match? How far can she go? Would have been

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<v Speaker 1>the question? And she's gonna don't know when is Wimbledon?

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<v Speaker 1>What is the order? Damn it? Australian? The sum is

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<v Speaker 1>US opens the last one, So what's next Wimbledon of

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<v Speaker 1>the French.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying to find out when is Wimbledon twenty twenty six?

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<v Speaker 1>That is, so she would have to get a July.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Monday June twenty ninth to Sunday July twelfth.

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<v Speaker 1>Friend yeah, this summer it is hot. So yes, Wimbledon,

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<v Speaker 1>she'll try to get a wild card possibly and she'll

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<v Speaker 1>need one.

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<v Speaker 3>And look a lot of people have talked about this

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<v Speaker 3>wild card situation. You explained it to me in the morning,

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<v Speaker 3>run about how that works. But there were people who

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<v Speaker 3>did think that giving Venus Williams a wild car was unfair.

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<v Speaker 3>They say the whole wild card should be for younger

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<v Speaker 3>athletes who aren't known, who you know, want to have

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<v Speaker 3>a chance. Maybe they're still figuring out, you know, what

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<v Speaker 3>it is they're doing, and so they say those wild

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<v Speaker 3>cards should be given to younger athletes, not to someone

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<v Speaker 3>like Venus Williams.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know what, ten thousand.

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<v Speaker 3>People watch that match sitting there, and Venus Williams obviously

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<v Speaker 3>is going to be a draw to the game and

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<v Speaker 3>to certainly the matches that she is specifically playing. And

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think you can deny that. So there was

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<v Speaker 3>question with a Wimbledon would offer Venus Williams a wild card.

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<v Speaker 1>They should, She's earned this right the rest of her life.

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<v Speaker 1>A young cat, I understand, I appreciate, but you're working

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<v Speaker 1>your way up to one day maybe someone would just

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<v Speaker 1>give you a pass. She has earned the right to

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<v Speaker 1>get a wildcard over any child out there swinging a

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<v Speaker 1>racket right now, and we don't know how many more

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<v Speaker 1>years we get to see her exactly. Come.

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<v Speaker 2>I totally agree with everything you're saying.

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<v Speaker 3>I just saw some folks out there always want to

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<v Speaker 3>try to say something about the system and how it's

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<v Speaker 3>not fair.

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<v Speaker 1>Are they saying she's a DII choice Australian.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't hear that, thank goodness, but just wait for it.

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<v Speaker 3>No. The other thing that's pretty cool about Olga Danilovitch,

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<v Speaker 3>who I was not really familiar with up until this match.

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<v Speaker 3>So funny enough, Venus Williams put her name in the

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<v Speaker 3>spotlight when otherwise I don't even think it would have

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<v Speaker 3>been a washed match necessarily, But they're saying for this

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<v Speaker 3>second round, Danilovitch potentially could be meeting up with the

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<v Speaker 3>number three seed, Coco Goff, who is basically now the

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<v Speaker 3>American phenom here in these Grand Slam titles. So that

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<v Speaker 3>would be an interesting match to see those two face

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<v Speaker 3>one another.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, probably go differently.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it probably will go much different, And you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, Cocoa loves Venus obviously, but she's talked about it

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. She might have a little revenge on the mind.

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<v Speaker 3>I hadn't even thought about that, but yeah, she could

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<v Speaker 3>do right by Venus by beating Olga Danilovitch in second round.

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<v Speaker 3>But look, I just thought this was a cool story

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<v Speaker 3>that we all needed to hear today.

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<v Speaker 2>It was about it was about ages, just.

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<v Speaker 3>A number, so there's that, but there was also just

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<v Speaker 3>the way these two women treated one another, how Venus

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<v Speaker 3>handled a loss, and how she walked away with a

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<v Speaker 3>smile on her face and a promise for more that

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<v Speaker 3>she was going to take this, reassess she was going

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<v Speaker 3>to relearn this sport at the age she's at. I

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<v Speaker 3>just thought all of that was something we can all

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<v Speaker 3>take with us today and whatever it is we're reaching for,

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<v Speaker 3>whatever dreams we may have, just to look and see

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<v Speaker 3>what Venus Williams did over the weekend and what she's

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<v Speaker 3>going to continue to do. And I can't wait. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>not a huge tennis fan, I never really have been,

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<v Speaker 3>but seeing this story, seeing this story, I am all

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<v Speaker 3>in watching Venus Williams do her thing this year.

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<v Speaker 1>She must see there. It's only a handful of athletes

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<v Speaker 1>in my life at least that it doesn't matter where

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<v Speaker 1>they are what they're doing. If they are are on

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<v Speaker 1>television playing, I am going to plan my day around

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<v Speaker 1>seeing them. Venus Serena were two of those. Tiger was

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<v Speaker 1>one of them, Peyton Manning was one of them, Kobe

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<v Speaker 1>Bryant was one of them, like it was just a

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<v Speaker 1>handful of Johnny Manziel even was one of them for me.

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<v Speaker 1>But those two are just they were it. They were

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely it. You have to watch them play. So to

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<v Speaker 1>see her still playing, I applauded. We probably thought Serena

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<v Speaker 1>would be the one. Yeah, still playing longer, but Venus

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<v Speaker 1>is still out there.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you Venus, Yes, thank you Venus, and thank you

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<v Speaker 3>all for listening. We appreciate you as always. We know

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<v Speaker 3>it's a day of service today, a day of action today,

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<v Speaker 3>but also a day of inspiration and Venus Williams helped

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<v Speaker 3>us with that today. So thank you for listening. I

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<v Speaker 3>made me robock everyone, alongside my partner TJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Holmes. We hope you all have a wonderful day and

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<v Speaker 2>we will talk to you soon.