Venus Williams’ 1999 Interview Is A Reminder She’s Always Been The S**t And She Always Knew It
Venus echoed her confidence yet again during an interview after a first-round loss at Roland Garros.
The 40-year-old former No. 1 WTA player was asked by reporters how she copes with the media, to which she emphasized her greatness and purpose. She said that the people who critique her will never be as good as her on the court.
“For me personally, how I cope, how I deal with it, was that I know every single person asking me a question can’t play as well as I can and never will,” Venus said. “So no matter what you say, or what you write, you’ll never light a candle to me. That’s how I deal with it. But each person deals with it differently.”
Venus made the remark following fellow tennis star Naomi Osaka’s announcement to boycott media interviews at the French Open, which she has since withdrawn from.
As Blavity previously reported, Osaka said that large press conferences often bring her a great deal of anxiety and she planned to forego any media responsibility at the upcoming tournament. After she was fined $15,000 for boycotting interviews following a first-round match, Osaka withdrew from the tournament altogether.
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