Serena,Will She Win or Will She Lose? Spoiler - Page 7

jonbon · ‎03-09-2010

@esmerelda wrote:
@sidsmom wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
No matter the snide remarks, she is one heck of an amazing althete.
Truth.
She paved the way for many of these young ladies.
@sidsmom And who paved the way for her? Or did she pave it herself?

You apparently have a very short memory re: women's tennis.

There is an Op Ed in The NY Times which addresses Serena's legacy. Here are the first few paragraphs:

Serena Williams’s legacy is sealed, whether or not she ever hits a tennis ball again. Of course it’s sad she didn't beat Bianca Andreescu at the finals of the U.S. Open Championships and match Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. But her contributions to the game are much bigger than reaching another Grand Slam final.

There is a new generation of young women who are modeling their style of play on that of Serena and her sister Venus, dominating with grit and panache. The newcomers represent various races and nationalities, but women of color have been especially inspired in a sport where finding their likeness used to be rare.

Since the mid 1990s when Serena and Venus made their debuts as professional tennis players, they have changed the way the game is played by embracing and pushing the limits of their physical prowess and mental acumen, uninhibited by the artificial limits that strictures of gender had previously imposed on women.

(Continued ...)

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

She is still young....so much she can do! Write books...be a sports commentator for tennis... train young and up coming tennis players...enjoy her family and the wealth she made....

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

@SeaMaiden wrote:
She is still young....so much she can do! Write books...be a sports commentator for tennis... train young and up coming tennis players...enjoy her family and the wealth she made....

Sure, all of those things.

But maybe she wants to play tennis for awhile longer.

GO SERENA!!!

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@QueenDanceALot wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
She is still young....so much she can do! Write books...be a sports commentator for tennis... train young and up coming tennis players...enjoy her family and the wealth she made....
Sure, all of those things.

But maybe she wants to play tennis for awhile longer.

GO SERENA!!!

@QueenDanceALot Yes, and I bet that she is quite aware of all her options. :-)

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

@suzyQ3 wrote:
@QueenDanceALot wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
She is still young....so much she can do! Write books...be a sports commentator for tennis... train young and up coming tennis players...enjoy her family and the wealth she made....
Sure, all of those things.

But maybe she wants to play tennis for awhile longer.

GO SERENA!!!
@QueenDanceALot Yes, and I bet that she is quite aware of all her options. :-)

@suzyQ3

No doubt.

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

Serena's ostensibly a smart woman so yes, one feels certain she knows all her options and will opt to do what she most wants to do. Still, it is, after all, a discussion board.

In my pantry with my cupcakes...

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@stevieb wrote:
Serena's ostensibly a smart woman so yes, one feels certain she knows all her options and will opt to do what she most wants to do. Still, it is, after all, a discussion board.

@stevieb, yup, but I am occasionally blessed with a good memory. Even so, I double-checked the poster's first comment in this thread; hence, my slight snark.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

lovesrecess · ‎03-14-2010

Meghan was not the good luck charm others may have thought she was...and played against an opponent who is literally half her age. Quite the challenge for anyone.

I did like seeing Meghan wearing her hair down and looking more natural than she does when on-the-job in her royal role.