https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o Female tennis player en-us 2023-02-27 15:16:49 UTC 2023-03-03 03:24:59 UTC hello@padlet.com bmcre001 https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496531536 1. Serena was born in Saginaw, Michigan on September 26, 1981. She is Richard Williams and Oracene Price's youngest daughter. Other than her sister Venus, she has many half-siblings on both sides of her family.
2. The family had moved to Compton, California because of its high gang activity in an effort to show the girls the dreadful side of life if they don't work hard.]]> 2023-02-27 15:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496531536 bmcre001 https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496532625 3. Serena and Venus have been coached by their father since they were three. They endured two hour tennis practices daily. 
4. As they improved and got older, they moved to Florida to have better opportunities of success. This was the start of Serena's triumphant career. ]]> 2023-02-27 15:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496532625 bmcre001 https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496533777 8.  She has 73 career singles and a total of 98 titles, making her one of the most adept and victorious tennis players in history. 
9. In 2007, she became the first woman to be paid the same as a man in the same profession 
10. She kept moving whilst dealing with discrimination for being a black woman. ]]> 2023-02-27 15:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496533777 bmcre001 https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496533930 5. Serena has been a tennis champion through generations of challenges for 27 years. 
6. She has won 23 Grand Slam titles which is the highest amount out of all female tennis players. 
7. She has been able to hold the top spot multiple times throughout her career.]]> 2023-02-27 15:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496533930 bmcre001 https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496540854 14. She displayed passion and feelings on the court, showing it's okay to be emotional and a woman. For a sport with women that weren't very expressive, this was groundbreaking. 
15. She inspired an entire new generation of tennis players. 
16.  Serena wanted diversity and equality within women's sports. She also supported women's rights and equality outside of sports. ]]> 2023-02-27 15:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496540854 bmcre001 https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496540947 11. Serena acted as representation for many women and youth, namely from the black community. She showed that they too can be successful in tennis or their own sport no matter who you are. 
12. She influenced what a tennis player should dress, look, and act like. 
13. Serena pushed the limit of the strict dress code in tennis tournaments.]]> 2023-02-27 15:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496540947 bmcre001 https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496553379 "Since I don't look like every other girl, it takes a while to be ok with that. To be different. But different is good."]]> 2023-02-27 15:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496553379 bmcre001 https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496554045 "You have to believe in yourself when no one else does."]]> 2023-02-27 15:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496554045 bmcre001 https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496554497 "Whatever I fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger."]]> 2023-02-27 15:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496554497 bmcre001 https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496555382 "You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out."]]> 2023-02-27 15:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcre001/rxuxskfaf149ca8o/wish/2496555382