Word: serena
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Sydney meant fun and games for Venus and her kid sister Serena as they danced to the doubles crown, but it meant brutal pressure for a woman named Cathy Freeman, who opened the Games by ceremonially lighting the cauldron and then, with the weight of her country upon her, came through sensationally in her footrace to become the first Aboriginal Australian ever to win an individual gold medal...
Sullivan doesn't get it. Tiger Woods, Venus and Serena Williams and shortstop Alex Rodriguez have unique talents and skills. So much so that people willingly pay to see them in action and buy the products they endorse. If Sullivan doesn't think the athletes should be allowed to bargain for their compensation because they "get to play," then who should get the extra money that a Tiger or an A-Rod attracts? The team owner or league president in the corner office who has none of the talents or skills that fans pay to see? STEPHEN VELIE Norwalk, Conn...
...VENUS WILLIAMS Serena's big sister became the first black player to win Wimbledon since Arthur Ashe did it in 1975, then kept the U.S. Open crown in the family. While most U.S. male stars bagged the Olympics, Venus and Serena brought back the gold...
...agents for these folks routinely say it's not about money, it's about respect. Oh, please! For their ability to compete well and win, there are few more well-respected athletes in the world than Tiger, A-Rod, Venus and Serena. If the agents mean respect as people, then this can be more easily gained by signing autographs or doing charitable work. Trust us: the Cleveland Indians didn't mean to dis Manny Ramirez by offering him $17 million a year...
...each of us has thrown a ball, hit a ball, kicked a ball, and we know how much fun these things are. When Tiger, A-Rod, Venus and Serena complain that they are unsuitably recompensed, we have to ask, "Don't you get it? Part of your contract--part of your deal--is, well, you get to play...