Venus Williams Biography

Venus Williams is a gold medalist in tennis as well as an Olympian, businesswoman, best-selling book, activist, and designer. When she was 14 years old, Williams joined the Women's Tennis Association's professional ranks. Soon, the entire world was watching her win three Olympic gold medals, shattering the record for the fastest serve ever recorded (129 mph), win 43 WTA Tour championships, and fight in the longest Wimbledon finals match in history (two hours and 45 minutes). She took up the long-running struggle for gender equality in athletics, and after several meetings and an ardent New York Times editorial criticizing the double standard, she was successful in getting Wimbledon to declare parity in prize money for male and female champions in 2007. She and Kelly E. Carter co-wrote the New York Times bestseller Come to Win: Business Leaders, Artists, Doctors, and Other Visionaries on How Sports Can Help You Top Your Profession, which details how notables like Sir Richard Branson, Condoleezza Rice, and Vera Wang drew on their early experiences as competitive athletes to help shape their successful careers. Williams faced her hardest adversary yet, Sjögren's Syndrome, an inflammatory condition in which immune cells assault saliva and tear ducts, after months of battling a maddening mix of symptoms. She is now a supporter of a vegan/raw foods diet, which helps reduce the inflammation caused by the disease, after taking on the challenge in her customary resolute manner. Venus Williams motivates audiences with her boundless enthusiasm and commitment to every project in her keynote speeches. She has launched EleVen, a line of stylish sportswear, and V*Starr Interiors, a business that specializes in commercial and residential interior design, and she continues to advocate for gender equality both on and off the court.

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