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The importance that Coco Gauff has in stories of social equality is worth as much as her young and glorious tennis career. In the Coco’s Culture Corner of the WTA Insider Podcast, in honor of Black History Month, Gauff praised Venus and Serena Williams, Michael Jordan and LeBron James for the importance and impact they have had on black sports.
“If you just look at the stories of individual athletes like LeBron James, Michael Jordan, even Serena and Venus, their lives and how they were able to create something great out of nothing. It’s pretty inspiring.
I think sports is the key to success, because virtually all cultures and all countries participate in sports. So if you look, not just at black athletes but just athletes in general, you see so many stories.
You see so many athletes changing, stopping generational trauma and finding a way out through sports. It’s a really important thing in our culture, sports. It’s been an escape for so many people in urban communities and communities poor to escape the circumstances they were given,” said the young US tennis star.
Coco Gauff, the comparison with Serena Williams and social commitments
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