Watch Venus Williams Talk Olympics on James Corden's Show
Despite an Ankle Injury, Venus Williams Hopes to Play in the 2021 Olympics (With Serena!)
Watch seven-time Grand Slam tennis champion Venus Williams on The Late Late Show With James Corden talk about healing her ankle in the hopes of (fingers crossed!) hitting the 2021 Olympic Games with Serena as her partner.
It was so sweet to hear Venus say, "She's the best partner that you could be born with." And when they play together, Venus doesn't feel bad for beating their opponents. She said, "It's upsetting when you don't beat someone harder — does that sound bad?" No, we get it!
After Venus talked about one of her priorities, which is to do something other than tennis and to "get a life" (maybe with a holiday to Ibiza?), James asked Venus about how she fought for and won the right for equal pay for women in Grand Slams. Venus said it's been a catalyst for women in other sports but "the fight's not over. There's still inequality on all levels for women." In the United States, women earn 81 cents to the dollar as compared to men. For all the men who have sisters, girlfriends, wives, and daughters, Venus said, she's sure they don't want their families and the ones they love to be treated this way. "It's about opening that conversation and letting people know that they can be a part of the solution," Venus said.
If you want to help, you can join the #PrivilegeTax initiative and go to EleVen to donate 19 cents to "fill the gap." The money goes to Girls Inc. in Los Angeles, an organisation that helps girls to be strong, bold, and powerful.
