She alone against the world and against everyone. But at the same time, recipient of love, pressure, expectations. Serena Williams’ growth as a tennis player has not been easy at all, and for several reasons. Pressure, expectations, very hard training. Serena herself, in an interview with The New York Times, revealed some very interesting details. For example, she has shaken tennis with her victories since she was young. In a sport dominated by Caucasians. Serena herself revealed that she felt like she was a target.
“I feel like it shook the world. I mean, come on: a black girl wins a Grand Slam at 17, and she’s from Compton! Obviously they noticed. Tennis had been dominated by Caucasians, so it was like, ‘Whoa. We are experiencing a change in our sport. We don’t like it. I definitely had a red X on me. And it was difficult. People assume you’re not friendly, and that’s usually not the case. You’re just there to win and people don’t really want to talk to winners in a singles sport. It’s like they say, Birds of a feather flock together and there’s only one winner, so who will you side with? If I played football, it would be a completely different situation, because you have a team of players,” she explained.
