Serena Williams: "Do they say LeBron is one of the best 'male athletes'?"

[The Wolf Among You]

But as we know, too often women are not supported enough or are discouraged from choosing their path. I hope together we can change that. For me, it was a question of resilience. What others marked as flaws or disadvantages about myself – my race, my gender – I embraced as fuel for my success. I never let anything or anyone define me or my potential. I controlled my future.

As we know, women have to break down many barriers on the road to success. One of those barriers is the way we are constantly reminded we are not men, as if it is a flaw. People call me one of the “world’s greatest female athletes”. Do they say LeBron is one of the world’s best male athletes? Is Tiger? Federer? Why not? They are certainly not female. We should never let this go unchallenged. We should always be judged by our achievements, not by our gender.

For everything I’ve achieved in my life, I am profoundly grateful to have experienced the highs and lows that come with success. It is my hope that my story, and yours, will inspire all young women out there to push for greatness and follow their dreams with steadfast resilience. We must continue to dream big, and in doing so, we empower the next generation of women to be just as bold in their pursuits.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...women-athletes



I understand and agree with a few of her points, but there's a distinction for a reason. I'm very interested in what the women of The Coli think?

 

[HellRell804]

The best male anything is by default the best. No Need for qualifiers. Smh women really let the media gas them

We Are Tennis - We Are Tennis : Mag - Karsten Braasch: the smoker who ridiculed the Williams sisters

January 1998, the Williams sisters haven't even imposed themselves fully on women's tennis and yet they were already thinking of competing with the boys. An eccentric German, near to retirement, was very happy to prove them wrong on a court in Melbourne.
“I really think that male and female tennis are very different. Men are just tougher than women. It's like comparing apples and oranges.” In July 2010, Serena Williams put an end to the war of the sexes. The most successful player of the past 20 years even admitted that she “would never stand a chance against a man ranked inside the Top 100”. The American hasn't always seen it this way. When she arrived on the WTA Tour in the late 90s alongside her sister Venus, with her braces and the pearls in her hair, she claimed loud and clear that she was able to beat “any guy in the Top 200.” A man took care of putting the two girls to rights.
A CIGARETTE AT THE CHANGE OF SIDE
Without his double confrontation against the Williams sisters, history would have remembered Karsten Braasch best for his unlikely service, decomposed to the point of caricature, rather than for his best ranking: a 38th place achieved in June 1994. Four years later, at the Australian Open, the German shaved off his trademark moustache and was coming towards the end of his career in perfect anonymity. Braasch was then 31 years old and still smoked a pack of cigarettes per day (which may explain why he hasn't won a five-set match in his life). Already eliminated from both the singles and doubles at the Grand Slam, he was hanging around the office of the ATP when the two Williams sisters asked whether a boy in the Top 200 was available for them to prove what they had been saying for a while. Braasch took on the challenge. After all, he was ranked 203rd in the world. Scheduled on the first Sunday of the Australian Open, the match was postponed due to rain. On the Monday, Serena (who lost against her elder sibling in the 2nd round) was the first to enter court 17 of Melbourne Park. Her opponent was prepared to meet her his way: “I've just had a few cocktails and a round of golf.” Confident, Braasch began with an additional handicap: he only allowed himself one serve. Despite this, the German gave a tennis lesson to the 16 year-old, claiming a one-sided 6-1 victory. Accustomed to fast passing, Serena didn't understand the anachronistic tennis of her opponent. How to return his chopped forehands? How to overpower him? She was unable to find a solution. “It was very hard, I didn’t think it would be so hard,” she sighed after the game. “I hit shots which would have been winners on the WTA Tour, but he caught them easily”. So easily that Braasch lit a cigarette during a change of side.
" I PLAYED LIKE A GUY RANKED 600TH"
Venus then arrived to avenge her kin. At the time, the eldest of the family was established inside the WTA top 20 and seemed better prepared to resist. However, the result would be almost identical - a 6-2 defeat. According to witnesses of these two matches, Braasch almost seemed to hold his punches. The applicant confirmed, with a mocking laugh: “I don't think that they can ever beat a player in the top 500, because today I played like a guy ranked 600th”.Nevertheless, the executioner recognized qualities in both of his unfortunate opponents. “Both played very well and hit the ball really well” he said a few years later to the Guardian. “In the end, it was me who won, but neither they nor I really took this game seriously. It was just a good laugh”. After digesting these defeats, the Williams sisters announced that they were now looking to play against another player, but this time ranked above 350th. With a lot of humour, Braasch asked them to wait a bit, “I told Serena and Venus that the following week, I would lose ATP points from a tournament from the previous season and that I should then not be too far from the 350th place.” However, the revenge match would never happen. The William sisters chose to impose their will among the girls and Karsten Braasch to play golf between puffs. By Alexandre Pedro

 

[FluffyCorleone]

fukking feminists

 

[Trajan]

Sport is dominated by men so it's a given that a list of the ''greatest athletes'' would be full of men. No need to state the obvious.

 

[The Wolf Among You]

fukking feminists

I understand where she's coming from, but the way we use "Best Athlete" breaks gender lines. You can only be the best if you're better than all of your pairs regardless of race, age(To an extent) and gender.

 

[Taadow]

The best male anything is by default the best. No Need for qualifiers. Smh women really let the media gas them

We Are Tennis - We Are Tennis : Mag - Karsten Braasch: the smoker who ridiculed the Williams sisters

January 1998, the Williams sisters haven't even imposed themselves fully on women's tennis and yet they were already thinking of competing with the boys. An eccentric German, near to retirement, was very happy to prove them wrong on a court in Melbourne.
“I really think that male and female tennis are very different. Men are just tougher than women. It's like comparing apples and oranges.” In July 2010, Serena Williams put an end to the war of the sexes. The most successful player of the past 20 years even admitted that she “would never stand a chance against a man ranked inside the Top 100”. The American hasn't always seen it this way. When she arrived on the WTA Tour in the late 90s alongside her sister Venus, with her braces and the pearls in her hair, she claimed loud and clear that she was able to beat “any guy in the Top 200.” A man took care of putting the two girls to rights.
A CIGARETTE AT THE CHANGE OF SIDE
Without his double confrontation against the Williams sisters, history would have remembered Karsten Braasch best for his unlikely service, decomposed to the point of caricature, rather than for his best ranking: a 38th place achieved in June 1994. Four years later, at the Australian Open, the German shaved off his trademark moustache and was coming towards the end of his career in perfect anonymity. Braasch was then 31 years old and still smoked a pack of cigarettes per day (which may explain why he hasn't won a five-set match in his life). Already eliminated from both the singles and doubles at the Grand Slam, he was hanging around the office of the ATP when the two Williams sisters asked whether a boy in the Top 200 was available for them to prove what they had been saying for a while. Braasch took on the challenge. After all, he was ranked 203rd in the world. Scheduled on the first Sunday of the Australian Open, the match was postponed due to rain. On the Monday, Serena (who lost against her elder sibling in the 2nd round) was the first to enter court 17 of Melbourne Park. Her opponent was prepared to meet her his way: “I've just had a few cocktails and a round of golf.” Confident, Braasch began with an additional handicap: he only allowed himself one serve. Despite this, the German gave a tennis lesson to the 16 year-old, claiming a one-sided 6-1 victory. Accustomed to fast passing, Serena didn't understand the anachronistic tennis of her opponent. How to return his chopped forehands? How to overpower him? She was unable to find a solution. “It was very hard, I didn’t think it would be so hard,” she sighed after the game. “I hit shots which would have been winners on the WTA Tour, but he caught them easily”. So easily that Braasch lit a cigarette during a change of side.
" I PLAYED LIKE A GUY RANKED 600TH"
Venus then arrived to avenge her kin. At the time, the eldest of the family was established inside the WTA top 20 and seemed better prepared to resist. However, the result would be almost identical - a 6-2 defeat. According to witnesses of these two matches, Braasch almost seemed to hold his punches. The applicant confirmed, with a mocking laugh: “I don't think that they can ever beat a player in the top 500, because today I played like a guy ranked 600th”.Nevertheless, the executioner recognized qualities in both of his unfortunate opponents. “Both played very well and hit the ball really well” he said a few years later to the Guardian. “In the end, it was me who won, but neither they nor I really took this game seriously. It was just a good laugh”. After digesting these defeats, the Williams sisters announced that they were now looking to play against another player, but this time ranked above 350th. With a lot of humour, Braasch asked them to wait a bit, “I told Serena and Venus that the following week, I would lose ATP points from a tournament from the previous season and that I should then not be too far from the 350th place.” However, the revenge match would never happen. The William sisters chose to impose their will among the girls and Karsten Braasch to play golf between puffs. By Alexandre Pedro

Welp...methinks this thread is over.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

I mean...

 

[The M.I.C.]

As much as I love Serena, she would get dusted by the likes of Rafael Nadal, Federer, Murray and Djokovic.

 

[Dorian Breh]

Not gonna quote the whole joint but post #2 references when this cac ran Serena and Venus off the court playing drunk, smoking cigs in between sets.

I thought she knew better than getting in these gender wars it's a loss shorty every time

 

[George's Dilemma]

One of the handful of reasons I got a kick out of seeing Trump win was putting a severe halt to all this feminist nonsense. I like Serena too, but feminism is all about the white women Everything from the Ghostbusters reboot, Supergirl, Star Wars Force Awakens, Star Wars Rogue One, Amy Schumer, etc. was the entertainment world prepping us for a Clinton administration. The only two women with a name in tennis that bring in big dollars for advertising and ratings are Sharapova and Serena. Other than that, the men do carry the sport both in popularity and ability. Add to the fact that women only play 3 sets instead of 5 and I don't want to hear it.

 

[Lewis Black]

I understand her but men are better, wayyyyy better athletes than women.

 

[HellRell804]

We gotta get women back to reality. The media.and government are happy to indulge in their delusions because they are the ultimate consumers, but sometimes you gotta realize that you're hurting society. You're giving little girls false hope. Its basically telling them that their best is not good enough. That fuels all kinds of insecurity towards men.

Australia’s National Women’s Soccer Team Lose 7-0 To A Bunch Of 15-Year-Old Boys

Australia’s National Women’s Soccer Team Lose 7-0 To A Bunch Of 15-Year-Old Boys

This isn't even uncommon. Instead of making girls ashamed of not being men we should celebrate them for what they are capable of.

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1098023

Women And Prescription Drugs: One In Four Takes Mental Health Meds

This is not the sign of a healthy society. We out here telling women they gotta compete with men to be worth something and the competition is killing them

 

[AquaCityBoy]

fukk Lebron. That's all I have to add to this thread.

 

[SmokyQuartz]

One of the handful of reasons I got a kick out of seeing Trump win was putting a severe halt to all this feminist nonsense. I like Serena too, but feminism is all about the white women Everything from the Ghostbusters reboot, Supergirl, Star Wars Force Awakens, Star Wars Rogue One, Amy Schumer, etc. was the entertainment world prepping us for a Clinton administration. The only two women with a name in tennis that bring in big dollars for advertising and ratings are Sharapova and Serena. Other than that, the men do carry the sport both in popularity and ability. Add to the fact that women only play 3 sets instead of 5 and I don't want to hear it.

The white women in them tv/movies be running shyt, brave, take no shyt,have special powers, and be pretty. In real life these cac bytches the complete opposite.

 

[UpAndComing]

Of course they'll say that. Cause a benchwarmer in the NFL or NBA is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than any female athlete