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Two girls that you see in the picture here is our Serena Williams.

Raise your hand, Serena, Venus Williams. One of my ideas was to

cut through that mystique, which Richard had very carefully built up. I mean, I'm just sitting

there and I go to Richard, I go, I'm going to tell you something right now. You got the next Michael Jordan on your

hands. And he put his arm around me, goes, no brother, man, I got the next two. True story.

On Halloween night in 1994, I was at home in New York City.

I turned the TV to CNN Sports Tonight.

The show is no longer around, but in the 90s, this cable show was part of my daily ritual.

Back before I could have every sports stat in the palm of my hand, I'd have to tune in

for scores and highlights. Got her first taste of big-time tennis last night in Oakland,

and like a movie script, she was a smash hit. CNN's Jim Huber has details. That night,

one story out of California overshadowed the rest, and I was up late to catch the result.

An evening match in California meant a really late night in New York.

The day seemed like it would never end.

This walk into the Oakland Arena took forever for Venus Williams and her family.

Now, this was not the first time I had heard of Venus Williams, but it was the first time

that I and most other people would see her play.

She was just 14 years old, and this was her first professional match ever.

In fact, it was her first match she had played in years.

That's because Venus Williams had not been playing junior tennis, the traditional path to going

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