‘I Don’t Know if She Remembers Me’ – Venus Williams on Meeting the…
In the Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy podcast, former World No.1, Venus Williams spoke about her first-ever meeting with the legend Billie Jean King. According to Venus, she met Billie Jean when she was probably eight years old. She also said that she wanted to show Billie how great she was. However, she wasn’t sure if Billie still remembers their first-ever meeting.
‘I Don’t Know if She Remembers Me’ – Venus Williams on Meeting the…
“When I first met Billie Jean, I was somewhere between 6 and 8 years old, or 8 maybe, and she was doing a clinic for ‘World Team Tennis’. I was so excited. I went out there.
I thought I would really show her just how great I was. I don’t know if she remembers me or not, but it was so exciting. I just wanted to show her how fast I was and how big I can hit. I probably wasn’t doing much, but I felt like it. That was really cool to like see her… I just remember me being there, I’m sure Serena was there too. And she’s done quite well for herself,” Venus revealed.
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The 7-time Grand Slam champion also talked about the time she played with Billie Jean and she often speaks in her voice. “I played Fed Cup with her, which is like Davis cup… We would just be playing and hitting the ball, drilling, and next thing you know from the back of the corner, she goes ‘I love this game!!’ (laughs)… Yeah, so, I’ve definitely gotten that voice and she is awesome,” Venus further stated.
