Night owl chat – Music that’s in my head

I’m an Albatraoz

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Want You to Want Me

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… https://t.co/ChOg0rj8Hg

— 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 😜

— 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

— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) July 11, 2015

https://twitter.com/ESPNTennis/status/619884741039362048

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Girl Power.
Serena Williams wins 6th Wimbledon title! pic.twitter.com/E9o44pbn5V

— Greg Hogben (@MyDaughtersArmy) July 11, 2015

https://twitter.com/_MrBentleySA/status/619880552624168960

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

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

When you don't care if it falls because you have 5 more of them... pic.twitter.com/opxBBS9dnC

— 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. pic.twitter.com/BCvT10MYkI

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

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https://twitter.com/BlackGirlDanger/status/619905042758283264

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https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/619878027657367552

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

— clandestine reverend from the bricks (@_theghettomonk) July 11, 2015

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https://twitter.com/afrolicious/status/619902415790182400

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.

— Copy McPasty, Writer (@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?

— J’ffrey, father of J’richo (@jpnt17) July 11, 2015

Serena is definitely relaxed now. pic.twitter.com/LfOCmCO4aM

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 11, 2015

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https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/619887068370616321

https://twitter.com/theonlyadult/status/619881768351592448

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

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

You've earned a sit-down, Serena... #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/6ZLo8wJARU

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 11, 2015

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Serena Williams now owns all 4 grand slam titles. This has only been accomplished 5 times in the Open Era. pic.twitter.com/NaR9LJpeFG

— SportsCenter (@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!