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“Look at Venus and Serena” – NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal Lauds Williams’ Sisters

Published 08/05/2020, 7:53 AM EDT

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Venus Williams is admired so much not just in the US but around the world. Her longevity and style are loved by many. She is considered an icon and is looked up to by women all over the world.

One such suitor of Venus’ charismatic character has been Shaquille O’Neal. The 7 foot tall NBA legend admired Venus for who she is. Shaquille is one of the greatest NBA players of all time and in a recent conversation on the SalesForce he was praising Venus a lot.

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In a conversation with Liam Mcgowan, Shaquille O’Neal and Venus Williams exchanged pleasantries and talked about each other. Shaquille called Venus one of his favorite athletes. And she is someone who inspires his daughters.

“Venus has always been one of my favorite athletes. You know a lady, a woman, a business person you know my daughters could look up to.” Shaquille said.

“When I was coming up I looked to the athletes and certain people in the neighborhoods to kind of guide me but once I stopped going left to the people in the neighborhood and started focusing on athletes it helped me develop so Venus has always been someone, she is tall, she is beautiful, my daughters are tall and beautiful so whenever I have problems I always say look at venus and Serena,” Shaquille added

“Shaquille O’Neal brings so much joy and fun” – Venus Williams

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Venus was overwhelmed with love. She called Shaquille a revolutionary in basketball and he brings joy and fun when they are together.

“That’s so kind. Just the way he revolutionized the game and the only word in everybody’s mouth for like 20 years was Shaq. He brings so much joy it’s so much fun the whole time.” Venus said

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It was good to hear the two pioneers of sports exchange thoughts. Venus will be gearing up for the return of tennis. The Cincinnati Open and the US Open arent far away now.

Source: Youtube: SalesForce

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Bhavishya Mittal is a tennis author for EssentiallySports, who is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Journalism from Manipal University. A former sports editor for The Manipal Journal, Bhavishya has also worked for The New Indian Express. He has a keen eye for many sports but he is a particularly ardent follower of tennis, with a zest to create riveting articles on the ever-evolving sport.
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