http://www.glamour.com/women-of-the-year/2009/serena-williams Serena Williams: The Athlete She is a Woman of the Year because: “When most people would falter, she is able to raise her game a level, and that’s what you look for in champions. I feel confident she will win more major singles titles than my 12. And that makes me very proud.” —Billie Jean King, tennis champ and 2006 Woman of the Year "当大部分人动摇时 他却可以把自己的表现提升到另个层次 这就是你会在冠军身上找到的特质 我对她超过我十二座大满贯感到很有信心 甚至他的表现还会令我感到骄傲" - Billie Jean King November 3, 2009 by Shaun Dreisbach Serena Williams feels the pull of competition the way the rest of us feel gravity. It’s why she entered her first tennis tournament at age eight (against her dad’s wishes). It’s why she’s earned 11 Grand Slam titles, two Olympic gold medals and more prize money than any female athlete in the history of sports. “I use the trophies as punch bowls,” she says, laughing. But along the way, she’s had to overcome setbacks and personal tragedies, including the 2003 murder of her beloved sister Yetunde and injuries that relegated her to 140th place during the 2006 season. After tooth-and-nailing her way up the rankings again, this year she capped her comeback by winning Wimbledon against her sister Venus. (“I love you, Venus,” she later tweeted. “You made me work hard today.”) Of course, Serena’s competitiveness also fueled her outburst at this year’s U.S. Open, for which she soon made amends. “I want to sincerely apologize…. I handled myself inappropriately,” she said, then calmly won the doubles title with Venus. Other recent victories: She came out with an apparel line on HSN and an autobiography, On the Line. Even more important, in 2008 her Serena Williams Foundation opened a secondary school in rural Kenya, with plans for more. “ My goal is not to be the best athlete in the world,” she says. “My goal is to help others…. When I cut the ribbon at that school, I felt so genuinely happy. I’ve never felt that way winning Wimbledon or any other tournament. 当我们对竞争感到严肃时 Serena Williams却能感受到竞争的魅力 这就是为什麽他八岁的时候违背他爸爸的希望参加第一个网球赛事 这也是为什麽她能拿到十一座大满贯.两面奥运金牌.比所有女子运动员更多的奖金 "我把奖杯当碗来用"他笑着说 这一路上他克服了挫折还有私人生活的悲剧 包括2003他的姐姐被谋杀.2006年他因伤排名掉到140名 但他再次站了起来 排名也爬升了 今年他在温布顿打败了他姐姐 他稍後在Twitter上打"我爱你 Venus 是你让我今天更努力" 当然他的竞争性格也让她今年美网大爆发 他随後发表声明 "我想诚心的道歉 我对控制自己做的很不好" 接下来她冷静的与姐姐拿下了双打冠军 其他近期的胜利包括他在HSN推出了个人的服装.首饰产品线 还出版了自传"On the Line" 更重要的是他创立的基金会在肯亚开了一间中学 并且计划开更多学校 "我的目标并不是成为全世界最棒的运动员 我的目标是帮助别人 当我在我开的学校剪彩带时 我真的感到很快乐 这种快乐是我在赢温布顿或其他比赛从未感受过的" -- --

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