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How Serena Transcended Tennis

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4.22K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

After winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles, four Olympic gold medals, and over $100 million in prize money, this month Serena Williams announced the end of her professional tennis career. While her on-court accomplishments and longevity put her in the sporting pantheon, her cultural impact is just as remarkable. 


Guest: Amira Rose Davis, assistant professor of Black studies at the University of Texas Austin and co-host of the feminist sports podcast Burn It All Down.


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0:00.0

Getting money from clients can feel I'm trying to wrestle honey from a grisly bear.

0:04.2

That hasn't eaten in days.

0:06.4

While an emorous skunk clings to your leg.

0:08.5

Not now, scusky.

0:09.6

But with zero online invoice payments through Stripe & Go Cardless,

0:12.5

you can give customers more ways to pay and keep your cash flow flowing.

0:16.7

Soon, rather than wrestling a grisly bear,

0:18.8

it feels more like you're cuddling a koala bear.

0:21.9

On a really soft sofa, while watching a favourite soap.

0:24.8

Oh God, believe she was her mother.

0:27.4

The healthy business surge zeroed within eggs.

0:36.4

So, Amira Rose, do you remember the first time you watched Serena Williams play tennis?

0:44.0

That's a great question.

0:45.5

I don't know if I remember the first match,

0:48.5

but I remember the moment in which I knew that Serena and Venus were

0:55.6

in existence, in my world.

1:02.4

All of a sudden, we had the US open on or the Australian open on.

1:08.4

And it became this event to make sure we were there and witnessing and supporting and cheering on

1:16.4

these black girls in the Lily White sport.

1:19.9

Amira Rose Davis is an assistant professor of black studies at the University of Texas Austin

1:26.2

and co-host of the Feminist Sports Podcast, Burn It All Down.

1:31.2

I know for me one of the things I really latched on to was the beads in their hair.

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