#serenawiliams

[tennisdepartment-blog]

“Luck has nothing to do with it.”

https://www.tennisdepartment.com/best-serena-williams-quotes/

[gyrlversion]

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𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙊𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙖 𝙊𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣 🥰 ................................... . ....... .. ...... .......... How about this double dose of beauty from #Beautyandtheabeast #serenawiliams and #olympiaohanian gave us #Disney vibes of a Black Princess. #Pressplay . . #gyrlversion #momlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CBTBJewAUth/?igshid=18kemdr25tqci

[lady----m]

[hot97]

#Beyonce at #SerenaWiliams wedding. 💙

[comeforl0v3-blog]

Hey Marcela. Sei pronta per la partita di stasera? Sono nata pronta! Vamos!Bora...

Hey Marcela. Sei pronta per la partita di stasera? Sono nata pronta! Vamos!Bora…

Watch Videos @ http://bit.ly/2hdvdiq Hey Marcela. Sei pronta per la partita di stasera? Sono nata pronta! 😄😆😄 💪Vamos!Boraaa! Era hora! TREMATEEEE 😂😂😊😇 #rafaelnadal #serenawiliams #venuswilliams #rogerfederer #ivanlendl #andreagassi #petesampras #steffigraf #monicaseles #tennis #esporte #sport #vouvencer #vincerò Watch Videos @ http://bit.ly/2hdvdiq Source

[m0n1c4g0m3z]

@serenawilliams 🤘🤘🤘 Esta mujer me gusta. I like Serena. #serenawiliams #madrid #tenis #rockandroll #wonderwoman

[violasbabygirl]

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@naomiosakatennis and @serenawilliams #champions #blackgirlmagic Regrann from @webcelebdaily - #NaomiOsaka beats #SerenaWiliams in the #USOpen2018 and the crowd began to boo her. Serena being the class act that she is spoke up. #webcelebdaily #entertainment #celebrity #celebritynews #tennis #sports WebCelebDaily.com - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/BnfZN8qHV5C/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wi93w6s5ec0f

[invadingmars]

#SerenaWiliams shared her engagement to #Reddit Co-founder #AlexisOhanian on her verified Reddit account ❤️ (Reddit is only for serious internet heads 😂😂) #celebritycouples

[mpactmediamuse]

#whiponemserena #blackgirlmagic #serenaslam #serenawiliams #herstory #champion

[gripmedia]

How She Plays Tennis: That’s the Only Thing Anyone Should Be Talking About Regarding Serena Williams

Instead, we hear everything but that.

Once again, when an athlete who happens to be a female visibly excels at her sport, we hear a lot of commentary about everything but her performance in her sport. This comes second to their wardrobe or their hairstyle.

Why is that?

Whether it’s Gabby Douglas or Serena Williams, people just can’t stop obsessing about everything between their hair and thighs.

Their identity as a “woman” is challenged, whereas a male athlete never has to worry about having his “manliness” questioned.

"It’s almost as if ‘womanliness’ is something bestowed upon you by others, instead of something you identify as your own on your own and in your own way." - Erika Nicole Kendall.

I don’t need to break down the backwards-minded statements that have been reported because writers like Kendall have already done a great job with it.

I will, however, take this whole thing further to say, why do we stick to this bogus idea of "masculinity" and "femininity" / “manly” and “womanly,” anyway?

That’s right: BOGUS IDEA.

It's just another social construct. Think about it-- what characteristics do you attribute to being "womanly" or "manly?" Do you think that the characteristics you attribute to one gender are unnatural for the other gender?

The reality is that each human-- whether male or female-- has a wide range of potential characteristics that can be expressed, from aggression to compassion. The types of characteristics we end up expressing are largely the result of our environment, experiences, and ideals we've been exposed to. Many hormones and genes definitely play a part as well, and there is much variation with all this. It’s all very complex.

We see trends in certain behaviors among men and women because our culture has imposed these identities on us, teaching us to be a certain way, and many of us have followed suit-- but it isn’t “our nature.” In these situations-- when we submit to ideas of "feminine" and "masculine"-- we are missing out on the opportunity to discover and be our full, true selves. These labels have nothing to do with it.

Many jump to the easy argument that men have far more testosterone than women, resulting in specific tendencies. But, there are many other hormones at play than just testosterone and estrogen, plus a range of genes and experiences that may or may not trigger those genes. So, there’s a lot more factors involved than just testosterone and estrogen.

Personally, I am a female who is more aggressive than most men I meet. And, I’ve never had any interest for children. I’m not sure I even like kids. Do I have more testosterone than men? Probably not. Plus, a lot of men like and want kids.

Obviously, our preferences and behaviors are far more complicated than just the testosterone/estrogen ratio.

Contrary to popular opinion-- which is popular thanks to our social conditioning-- females are just as capable of logic, athleticism, courage, or aggression as any man, and men are just as capable of compassion, wanting a child, or sensitivity as any woman. It depends on the person.

That’s why statements like “she wants to be a woman” or calling Serena “manly” are logically meaningless. “Woman” is the gender, which is an identity constructed by culture and therefore just an idea that cannot exist without the people who believe it. “Female” is the sex, which is a physiological reality that is unchanged regardless of how you act or dress, and regardless of what people think.

It’s sad to see female athletes like Andrea Petkovic say, “I just feel unfeminine,” referring to her muscles bulging in photos. She, like so many, buys into the idea of “feminine” as being something real as well as an ideal to strive for-- lies we were taught since before we were even born, when we were given many little pretty pink things at our mother’s baby shower.

The reason people are so uncomfortable with women like Serena Williams is because she directly counters their false conception of what a female is and is not. She probably counters what many think a Black female is and is not, too. She is proof that the sexist and racist mentality that shows its ugly head so often in the world is limiting and simply false. It denies the true range of characteristics among women and men. Imposing a false and limiting identity on people hurts all sexes, and races, because it doesn’t let them be their full, true selves-- whether that’s strong and aggressive or sweet and shy, male or female. And when we are our true selves, it is criticized.

That’s why we need to let go of these culturally-manufactured ideas and start seeing every individual for the complex range of characteristics that they are. It’s time to be our full, true selves; not limited by false notions of femininity and masculinity. That will be a major win for all of us.

Do you agree/disagree? Let us know in the comments below.

[gyrlversion]

𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙧 𝘽𝙁𝙁 𝘿𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧 🥰 .................................................................. #serenawiliams captures this photo of her and #olympiaohanian dressing in their costumes with Olympia fastening up her attire. Under the photo she says "She's got my back already. And I'll always have hers." Who else has a mother daughter duo like this 💪🏽 . . . #gyrlversion #serenaandolympia https://www.instagram.com/p/CDmhwWVj0FI/?igshid=c6mvpfi5zxpv

[hustlevision]

Grand slam. #SerenaWiliams

[ezequiasfarias]

#ILOVED #SERENAWILIAMS #IGREATFAN #GOODDAY #SUPERJUMPFIT

[pearlistrippin]

☆☆☆THREE-PEAT FOR SERENA☆☆☆ (Thanks, sis, Tina Davidson, for sharing) #SERENAWILIAMS #LEGENDARY #WOW #MADRESPECT ...A backhand sent long by Wozniacki after 75 minutes of play brought Williams to the ground and the crowd to its feet as the No. 1 seed won her sixth US Open women’s singles title. “It was an unbelievable moment for me,” said Williams. “Playing all those matches this summer really helped me to get my confidence up. I just needed that confidence and calmness. I’ve been practicing so hard and all that hard work was showing through today.” Despite the loss, Wozniacki was gracious as always in defeat. “You played better than me and you’re an inspiration on and off the court,” said Wozniacki. “You’re an unbelievable friend and you definitely owe me drinks later!” WHAT IT MEANS: With this win, Williams captures her sixth US Open women's singles title, which ties Chris Evert for the most Open singles titles in the Open era. The victory also gave the world No. 1 her 18th Grand Slam singles title, trying Evert and Martina Navratilova. Steffi Graf is the only player in the Open era with more Grand Slam titles, at 22. Williams also becomes the first player to win three consecutive US Open titles since Chris Evert, who swept four in a row from 1975 to 1978. This was also the third year that she won the US Open without losing a set, having previously done so in 2002 and 2008. The No. 1 seed collected $3 million for winning the US Open this year, plus an additional $1 million bonus for winning the Emirates Airline US Open Series this summer, making her $4 million check the largest winner's purse in tennis history. Wozniacki received $1,450,000 for reaching the final. Despite the loss, Wozniacki can consider this tournament a bona fide success after reaching her second Grand Slam final and first since the 2009 US Open. She will move back into the Top 10 when the latest rankings are released. http://2014.usopen.org/mobile/en_US/news/articles/2014-09-07/serena_sweeps_aside_wozniacki_for_third_straight_us_open.html?promo=mobileredirect (at Katara Cultural Village)

[wandum]

Serena Williams conquista su quinta corona del USOPEN

Serena Williams gana el USOpen disputado en la ciudad de New York, además sigue siendo la número…

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[daniellavendula-blog]

17 Grand Slams and her 5th USOPEN!! #Serenawiliams #Fangirl #tennis #champion #forlife #NYC #idol #girlpower (at Winnerland)