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Sir David Attenborough and President Obama: The Full Interview

#SerenaSlam

No words can describe the feeling I have right now. #SerenaSlam Wow this happened?? It happened in my… instagram.com/p/5APfT4MTJX/

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Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) July 11, 2015

I hear @andyroddick said I'm already thinking about the U.S. Open 5 mins ago? Ummm Andy you are 20 mins late 😜

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Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) July 11, 2015

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Wow! Huge congrats to @SerenaWilliams for her win at Wimbledon. We're all so proud of you! -mo

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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) July 11, 2015

Just one Major away from matching history. #Serena #ESPNTennis http://t.co/ztcAgX2mDP

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  (@ESPNTennis) July 11, 2015

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Girl Power. Serena Williams wins 6th Wimbledon title! http://t.co/E9o44pbn5V

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My Daughter's Army (@mydaughtersarmy) July 11, 2015

Photographer: hand on your waist if you're not gonna win. #Wimbeldon http://t.co/KZT2kGUZfu

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I'm #TeamSerena today, because you don't meet many super-talented people nicer than she is. Go @serenawilliams! http://t.co/KHDYNCt6Ls

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J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015

When you don't care if it falls because you have 5 more of them... http://t.co/opxBBS9dnC

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J.A. Adande (@jadande) July 11, 2015

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❤️ JK Rowling ❤️

.@diegtristan8 "she is built like a man". Yeah, my husband looks just like this in a dress. You're an idiot. http://t.co/BCvT10MYkI

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J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015

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For all the salty crackers who are mad about our #BlackExcellence Serena tweets: http://t.co/hCRPjI2kly

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BGD (@BlackGirlDanger) July 11, 2015

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Oz: 03, 05, 07, 09, 10, 15 French: 02, 13, 15 Wimbledon: 02, 03, 09, 10, 12, 15 US: 99, 02, 08, 12, 13, 14 Legend http://t.co/rIN4RzD9XY

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) July 11, 2015

There are 2,500 active women's tennis players. Serena Williams has as many Grand Slam titles as ALL. OF. THEM. COMBINED.

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Ryan Herring (@infiniteideal) July 11, 2015

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Looking for that one article that centers Serena Williams's win around Serena Williams's work. #TheAudacityOfHope

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afrolicious® (@afrolicious) July 11, 2015

Need to collect all the tears being shed over Serena for my garden so these veggies grow up to taste like Grand Slam titles and grace.

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Copy McPasty,Creator (@KashannKilson) July 11, 2015

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Serena was born and raised at the bottom of America. She earned her way to the top. She is the American Dream. So why don't you love her?

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Hotspacho L. Jackson (@jpnt17) July 11, 2015

Serena is definitely relaxed now. http://t.co/LfOCmCO4aM

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Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 11, 2015

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Serena, dreaming big. http://t.co/15GTBcM1Qc

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) July 11, 2015

Like Obama, Serena interrupted white people's game. Like him, all she does is win. Like him, she's hated simply because she's black.

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RunBidenRun (@theonlyadult) July 11, 2015

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#SerenaSlam! I love her. What an athlete, what a role model, what a woman!

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J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015

You've earned a sit-down, Serena... #Wimbledon http://t.co/6ZLo8wJARU

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Serena Williams now owns all 4 grand slam titles. This has only been accomplished 5 times in the Open Era. http://t.co/NaR9LJpeFG

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  (@SportsCenter) July 11, 2015

Serena Williams – An Appreciation and a Lament

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Full disclosure: I have not always been a Serena fan.

Not because she’s “manly”.

Not because she’s “classless”.

Not because she’s “hood”.

My ambivalence towards her was purely sporting. It always seemed like she wasn’t quite living up to her potential. And now I realize that was churlish.

She went through a few years of injuries which would have ended most careers. And those injuries, and her recovery from them, seemed to revitalize her.

She came back stronger. She came back with a fierce determination. She came back with a renewed love of her game.

She came back to dominate a sport in a manner which no other athlete has.

Jordan hasn’t. Mayweather hasn’t. Tiger hasn’t.

What Serena has done in the past few years, and seems bent on doing for a few years more, is nothing short of miraculous. We haven’t seen the like in modern sports.

Legend

Early Bird Chat

On This Day: President Obama plays with Katia Wolfsthal, daughter of departing staffer Jon Wolfsthal, Special Advisor to the Vice President for Nonproliferation, in the Oval Office, July 11, 2012 (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

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MoooOOOooorning!